I pretty much use ssh for everything. I use it mostly to connect to my home/web/this server and use it as an interface. The best program to use alongside ssh is screen.
To install both ssh and screen, you may do this:
- sudo apt-get install ssh
- sudo apt-get install screen
If I were good with words, I would write a poem for ssh. But alas, I am not. So, you get the first page from the Wikipedia Entry.
Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between two computers. Encryption provides confidentiality and integrity of data. SSH uses public-key cryptography to authenticate the remote computer and allow the remote computer to authenticate the user, if necessary.
Here are a few of the best SSH/SCP commands EVER:
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ssh server.com
-
scp server.com:./ /home/local/downloadhere/
Popular/Best SSH/SCP/Clients (mostly for windows, because linux usually already has tools built in.):
- WinSCP
- Putty
- gFTP
- the normal commands that come with Linux(ssh, scp)