

Click on Open and you will be given a login window to Kamiak. To log onto Kamiak, enter into the Host Name field and make sure the port is set to 22. If you are using a Windows machine and you have not already downloaded PuTTY you should do so now.Īfter you’ve downloaded the PuTTY.exe file, move it to the location you prefer and double click to launch. For our requirements, the most common solution is the installation of an open source terminal emulator called PuTTY that supports the communication protocols discussed below. If you do not have Windows 10, since Windows is not a Unix based operating system, it lacks a native terminal emulator that is capable of provide a Unix shell. It is free, open-source software that can connect to remote servers and computers.

Once installed, you can use ssh and scp as you would for native Ubuntu Linux. PuTTY is one of the most popular SSH clients and terminals for Windows, Linux, and Mac. Please see the Kamiak Cheat Sheet, Appendix 1 ( ) for instructions on installing Ubuntu on Windows 10.

Windows 10 users should use the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Ubuntu. In Ubuntu, the easiest way to access the terminal is through the search function of the dash Dash → Search for Terminal Windows 10 Linux This will launch a terminal containing a Linux shell.
