Ubuntu ssh-ing Ubuntu on home network

Question

I have a laptop (Ubuntu, wifi) and PC (Ubuntu, Ethernet) connected to my home router.

I'd like to be able to ssh from laptop to PC to copy and run executables.

I don't need a gui, just running htop and gdb at most.

How simple is this to achieve?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '22 at 20:32

Very simple.

Install an ssh server on the PC:
```
sudo apt install openssh-server
```
Open the SSH port in the firewall (if you have the firewall enabled):
```
sudo ufw allow ssh
```
Find the IP address of the PC
```
ip a
```
On the laptop, type
```
ssh <username_on_pc>@<ip_address_of_pc>
```
type "yes" in response to prompt and enter the password for the user on the PC.

You now have an SSH connection!

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