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I forgot to select “OpenSSH server” during the OS install, how do I fix it?

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I forgot to select “OpenSSH server” during the OS install, how do I fix it?

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If you did not select OpenSSH server when you installed Ubuntu server, you will not be able to connect to you server using PuTTY.

Don’t worry this is easy to fix.

Log into your server, and enter this command.

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

As always you may need to re-enter your password.

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When asked if you want to continue press Y and press enter.

Wait for the installation to complete, then reboot you server using this command.

sudo shutdown -r now

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And that is it, all fixed!
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