In this tutorial, we will be going over the steps to install ASS (Authentication SSH Simple) on Elementary OS. ASS is a command line tool that simplifies the process of adding SSH keys to your authentication agent.
Before we begin, please make sure you have the following installed:
Open up a terminal window or CTRL + T on your keyboard and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/tycrek/ass
This will clone the repository to your local machine.
Change your directory to the cloned repository by typing the following in your terminal window:
cd ass
Run the following command in your terminal to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev
To compile and install ASS, run the following command:
make install
Verify the installation by running "ass" in your terminal:
ass
If you see the following message, the installation was successful:
Usage: ass [-h|-e|-s|-a|-l]
Congratulations, you have successfully installed ASS on your Elementary OS machine!
In this tutorial, we went over how to install ASS on Elementary OS. ASS is a powerful tool for SSH authentication and can greatly simplify the SSH key management process.
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