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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by JonChesterfield on Monday May 19, 2025 @01:40PM (#44032474)
putty is longer necessary? That would be a wild upgrade in usability for the work laptop, shall go try it
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by baq on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:00PM (#44032738)
openssh has been an optional windows component for... almost a decade now? including the server, so you can ssh into powershell as easily as into any unix-like. (last time I set it up there was some fiddling with file permissions required for key auth to work, but it does work.)
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by evanjrowley on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:19PM (#44032963)
OpenSSH on Windows is great for the odd connection and SFTP session, but I still feel strongly that any serious usage should just stick with PuTTY and WinSCP. The GUI capabilities these provide are what Windows users are used to. The only benefit of built-in SSH is if you're working with some minimal image stuff, like Windows Server Core or Tiny11. IMHO.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by johannes1234321 on Monday May 19, 2025 @03:59PM (#44034149)
imo the interesting part in opensssh into Windows.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by baq on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:44PM (#44033294)
IIRC (it's been a while) I used the server with vscode remote ssh extension.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by Flamentono2 on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @03:57AM (#44038953)
I feel old but its only 6 years not a decade :P
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by baq on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @05:17AM (#44039494)
I guess 'before covid' and 'decade ago' is the same in my mind ;) I might have been using a preview build back then, too
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by Mashimo on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @04:19AM (#44039101)
I dislike using putty, I use the ssh client from WSL. Just feels .. better. And bash/fish history helps.