How to use X11 Forwarding with SSH on Linux.

Using X11 Forwarding with SSH on Linux allows a remote user to log into a Linux server and then load X11 applications over a network. This is very useful to load graphical apps. Here is an example. The -X parameter to the ssh utility is used to enable X11 Forwarding…

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Setting up an SSH server is very easy.

The Secure Shell, or SSH, provides a way of running command line and graphical applications, and transferring files, over an encrypted connection. SSH uses up to 2,048-bit encryption with a variety of cryptographic schemes to make sure that if a cracker intercepts your connection, all they can see is useless…

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Easily change files on your Linux system with a simple command.

This command will change the default port for the SSH server on your Linux machine. jason@jason-desktop:~$ perl -pi -e ‘s/^#?Port 22$/Port 443/’ /etc/ssh/sshd_configjason@jason-desktop:~$ perl -pi -e ‘s/^#?Port 22$/Port 443/’ /etc/ssh/sshd_config Then run this command to restart the SSH server. jason@jason-desktop:~$ sudo service ssh restartjason@jason-desktop:~$ sudo service ssh restart This will…

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How to detect SSH connections on your machine.

It is possible to detect an established SSH connection from your machine to a remote server. The lsof command can view an SSH connection. I am using SSH over port 443, so the connection is mixed up with a lot of other stuff that Firefox is connected to. But if…

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How to start the SSH server in Venom Linux.

To start the SSH server on a Venom Linux machine, use this command. bash-5.0# /usr/sbin/sshdbash-5.0# /usr/sbin/sshd This will start up the SSH server and then you may connect over SSH to your machine. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and make these changes to allow the SSH server to run and allow…

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