How to Install PuTTY on Ubuntu Linux

You can get simple and understandable steps to install PuTTY on Ubuntu. Before we move into the installation, let’s have a brief look on PuTTY.

What is this PuTTY?

PuTTY is a very useful tool for remote access to server. PuTTY is the most popular SSH client toll. it is not only limited to the Windows operating system. You can also use this on Linux and macOS.

PuTTY supports many protocols such as SSH, SFTP, serial, Telnet, rlogin, SCP, etc. the PuTTY SFTP client used to securely transfer files between client computers with the SSH connection Learn Mor About Putty.

Install PuTTY on Ubuntu

Yeah, We are ready to start the installation of PuTTY on Ubuntu. Let’s Go. Login in to your Ubuntu Desktop. Press Ctrl + Atl + T to open a new terminal window.

Step 1:

Now, the Putty is available in the universe repository of Ubuntu. so, you should first check that the universe repository is enabled or not with the command below.

Step 2:

When you have the universe repository enabled, you should update Ubuntu with the command below:

The above command updates the Ubuntu package list with the latest one. whenever you install a new package to upgrade the software versions, it is a good idea to run this command first.

Step 3:

After the update packages, you can install PuTTY with the command below.

Once PuTTY is installed, you can start Putty by Run it from the terminal using “putty” as a command, Like Below

Or You can find it in the menu the same as the screenshot below.

As visible in the PuTTY screenshot below, the Linux version of Putty looks the same as the Windows version. it provides a wide range of connection types to choose from Raw, Telnet, Rlogin, SSH and Serial.

Install Puttygen on Ubuntu

Difference Between PuTTY And PuTTYgen

PuTTYgen is a key generator engine for creating SSH keys for PuTTY. PuTTY saving keys in its owned format in .ppk files. But, the tool can also convert keys too and from other formats. PuTTYgen.exe on Windows is a graphical tool.

Putty is an open-source SSH client used to connect to a remote server. Putty is mostly a terminal for windows-based operating systems. It supports many network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection.

PuTTYgen Download And Install

PuTTYgen is normally installed as part of the normal PuTTY .msi package installation. Let’s follow the below steps.

Step 1:

Step 2:

Install wine if not in your ubuntu device. Follow the below commands.

Step 3:

Now, Double click on your downloaded .msi file.

You will see the setup window. follow all the steps and install PuTTYgen on your ubuntu.

PuTTYgen successfully installed. You can search PuTTYgen on your computer like the image below.

Here you go…!! We successfully installed PuTTY and PuTTYgen on Ubuntu Linux.

You can now start working on PuTTY !!  

Today, we learned about “What is PuTTY”, “Basics of PuTTY”, “Steps to be followed before installing PuTTy ”, “How to Install PuTTY on Ubuntu Linux”, “Install Puttygen on Ubuntu” and finally “Find PuTTY on Ubuntu Linux”.

I hope it helped you in an easy way to install PuTTy with more understanding. Please let us know in the comment section if you have any concerns.

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