Damn Small Linux

[XWolfeX]

Simple question, was wondering if OpenSSH can be installed and run on DSL. I'm thinking of using DSL as the OS for my SFTP server.

[DOllaBillz217]

You can get it from here. Its bout half way down on the left hand side or you can just do a ctrl+F and use the find feature. NExt to the package is a link for the tar file you can download. Hope this helps

DistroWatch.com: Damn Small Linux

[cuervo73]

Their feedback forums are disabled from any reply, cuz they cannot
handle the SPAMbots desecrating their boards. They need to add
one of those "type-the-characters-you-see-in-this-picture" methods for
authentication, so the spambots cannot breakin.

the problem that I had with DSL is that when you get up and running,
the mouse in X-Windows only works if it is a USB mouse. If you have
a PS/2 mouse like I do, it just doesn't work.. as soon as you touch your
mouse, the pointer goes to the LL corner and hides and will not come out
no matter how you try.. I tried two different PS/2 mice: a Logitech Click!
Optical wheel mouse, and another Logitech 3 button mouse. Both did the
same thing. Running their little setup script "xsetup.sh" allows you to
change settings for mouse, video, etc. but it still fails to detect a PS/2
mouse.

But.. if you have an USB mouse, it works. I borrowed one from a friend,
and it worked with that.

cuervo

[XWolfeX]

Hey guy, i already have the install and such. The only thing i was wondering was if DSL could run OpenSSH. I attempted to install in on version 2.6 and i just ended up following these long lists of install this, but to install this you need this, and to install that you need that. By the time i got to the forth layer i just stopped.

So the question is:
"Will OpenSSH run on DSL?"

[SeanGee]

DSL is Debian based so you should be able to:

apt-get update
apt-get install ssh

This should install all dependent packages for you.

Once installed you should probably edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config to disallow root access which is enabled by default.

As for the mouse maybe its just me but I wouldn't use DSL if I wanted X cos it kinda defeats the object.

[XWolfeX]

Thanks alot SeanGee, that was really helpful.

Also, as for the mouse, i can get my PS/2 mouse to run in X-Windows.

[XWolfeX]

I just went and gave the

apt-get update
apt-get install ssh

a try, and it wouldn't work. I know there is already some sort of ssh program installed with dsl, and also while loading it mentioned that it was booting off the Knoppix core. Oh well, i think at this stage i'm just going to try something else.

[DOllaBillz217]

Your repository is probably pointing to the wrong place to get that package from. Try this website I have listed. Its the only one I use for packages and I dont believe it has ever NOT had a package I need. Hope this helps.


http://prm.pbone.net

[XWolfeX]

How do i point DSL to that repository?

[DOllaBillz217]

In your /etc/yum.conf file there are directories for your repository, but these are for yum. If you want to get an rpm use the link I provided for you above and then use the command rpm -i <filename> to install the downloaded file.