How to enable SSH on Ubuntu?

Question: How to enable SSH on Ubuntu? This could come in handy if your Desktop machine is at a Remote Location and you need to gain access to it.

NOTE: SSH = Secure Shell

Answer:

Open a new Terminal Window (CLI) and type in the following command to install SSH

sudo apt-get install ssh

After installation you can test it to SSH to your localhost (use your standard username and password)

Example

ssh localhost

You'll see the following

The authenticity of host 'localhost (::1)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is af:f0:36:84:26:48:50:03:14:d5:51:6f:95:e7:dc:a7.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

select yes and enter your password and your in!!

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