Installing OpenSSH on Linux

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
Most Linux distributions include OpenSSH. You may also download OpenSSH. On Linux, the following OpenSSH packages are required:
  • openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.e15.i386.rpm
  • openssh-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm
  • openssh-server-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm
To install OpenSSH on Linux
  1. For Red Hat, download the OpenSSH packages from the following location:
For other Linux distributions, download the OpenSSH packages from the following location:
  1. Run the following command to install the OpenSSH packages:
# rpm -ivh openssh-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm openssh-server-4.3p2-16.e15.i386.rpm
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