How to Install openssh-server software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install openssh-server software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

openssh-server software package provides secure shell (SSH) server, for secure access from remote machines, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server 

openssh-server is installed in your system.

Make ensure the openssh-server package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep openssh-server *

You will get with openssh-server package name, version, architecture and description in a table

openssh-server package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Network
Package openssh-server
Version 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.8 [amd64, i38
Description secure shell (SSH) server, for secure access from remote machines
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove openssh-server software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?