Ubuntu

Cant get ssh to work

Asked by DrHappyJax

I'm trying to get SSH to work because im my Unix/Linux class we are using more often...So I need to become more well known with it...Anyways, I just installed Ubuntu on my Dell E1405 Laptop and I'm trying to get SSH to work.

I got into my Terminal and I type:

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Then it says:

Reading Package lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find Package openssh-server

Then it takes me back to my root... Can someone please help me with this problem...Thanks.

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Allen Chemist (alchemist) said : 		#1

openssh-server *should* be in the 'main' repository. From your command prompt, try typing:
gksudo synaptic

Within synaptic click on Settings -> Repositories and ensure the 'Canonical supported Open Source software (main)' is checked. I also like to check off the others.

Hit 'reload' and try a search for openssh-server

You are 100% correct, that's how it *should* have installed it

Hope this helps!

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Dr Small (drsmall) said : 		#2

Synaptic says that openssh-server is in their Main Repository, so I don't know why it didn't install, unless your sources.list is messed up. But that was how it was supposed to work, anyhow.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Please try:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Hth

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