SSH Manager Installation Guide for Windows

1. OpenSSH

1.1 Check if OpenSSH Client is installed:

  1. Open a Windows PowerShell as Administrator.
  2. Press Windows Key > Search "Windows PowerShell" > Right-click "Run as Administrator"
  3. Run the following command to see if the OpenSSH client is installed: powershell Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH.Client*' If installed, you should see something like: powershell Name: OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0 State: Installed

1.2 Install OpenSSH Client (If not already Installed!)

  1. Open Settings
  2. Search for OpenSSH Client:
  3. Click on Add a feature and search for "OpenSSH Client"
  4. Select it and click Install.

1.3 Activate OpenSSH (Start Services)

  1. Open a Windows PowerShell as Administrator.
  2. Press Windows Key > Search "Windows PowerShell" > Right-click "Run as Administrator"
  3. Start the SSH Agent: powershell Start-Service ssh-agent

2. WSL

  1. Open a Windows PowerShell as Administrator.
  2. Press Windows Key > Search "Windows PowerShell" > Right-click "Run as Administrator"
  3. For Windows 10 (build 19041 and higher) and Windows 11, you can use the simplified command to install WSL: powershell wsl --install

    This will: - Enable the WSL feature. - Install the default Linux distribution (usually Ubuntu). - Install the necessary Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux components. 3. Restart Your Computer: If prompted, restart your computer to complete the installation.


3. Git Bash

  1. Install Git Bash:
  2. Install Git for Windows if you haven’t already Download Git.
  3. Launch Git Bash
  4. Press Windows Key > Search "Git Bash"