to Karl

[Roy Smith]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Corwin wrote:
>   
>> could you please repost that tip bout gui ssh
>>
>> i have "misplaced" it
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>   
>>     
>     I will add it here:
>
>
>         The GUI way to use ssh to connect two, or many computers 
> together is very simple to do. To begin you need to install sshd on all 
> the computers. It is not part of the normal Ubuntu so you need to 
> download it. This is done in a terminal by typing $ sudo aptitude 
> install sshd.
>
>   

Are you sure that's right?  Here's what happens when I do that on my
machine:

    roy at looneybin:~$ sudo aptitude install ssh
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree      
    Reading state information... Done
    Reading extended state information      
    Initializing package states... Done
    No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
    0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
    Writing extended state information... Done
    Reading package lists... Done            
    Building dependency tree      
    Reading state information... Done
    Reading extended state information      
    Initializing package states... Done

    roy at looneybin:~$ sudo apt-get install sshd
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree      
    Reading state information... Done
    E: Couldn't find package sshd
    roy at looneybin:~$


Now I did the following and got this result:

    roy at looneybin:~$ sudo aptitude install ssh
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree      
    Reading state information... Done
    Reading extended state information      
    Initializing package states... Done
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      openssh-server{a} ssh
    0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 287kB of archives. After unpacking 827kB will be used.
    Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
    Writing extended state information... Done
    Get:1 http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu jaunty/main openssh-server
    1:5.1p1-5ubuntu1 [285kB]
    Get:2 http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu jaunty/main ssh 1:5.1p1-5ubuntu1
    [1244B]                                                  
    Fetched 287kB in 7s
    (38.9kB/s)                                                                                              

    Preconfiguring packages ...
    Selecting previously deselected package openssh-server.
    (Reading database ... 154213 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking openssh-server (from
    .../openssh-server_1%3a5.1p1-5ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
    Selecting previously deselected package ssh.
    Unpacking ssh (from .../ssh_1%3a5.1p1-5ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
    Processing triggers for ufw ...
    Processing triggers for man-db ...
    Setting up openssh-server (1:5.1p1-5ubuntu1) ...
    Creating SSH2 RSA key; this may take some time ...
    Creating SSH2 DSA key; this may take some time ...
     * Restarting OpenBSD Secure Shell server
    sshd                                                                       
    [ OK ]

    Setting up ssh (1:5.1p1-5ubuntu1) ...

    Reading package lists... Done            
    Building dependency tree      
    Reading state information... Done
    Reading extended state information     
    Initializing package states... Done
    Writing extended state information... Done

is this the same thing that you're talking about here?

-- 

Roy Smith
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
Registered Linux User #488144
Registered Ubuntu User #26841