How To Install putty on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install putty in AlmaLinux 8. putty is SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install putty on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `putty`

Putty is a SSH, Telnet & Rlogin client - this time for Linux.

We can use yum or dnf to install putty on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install putty.

Install putty on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install putty using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install putty

Install putty on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install putty using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install putty

How To Uninstall putty on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the putty package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove putty

References

putty website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install putty on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.