ASS is a lightweight and feature-rich ssh client. It is an open-source project hosted on GitHub and can be installed on various platforms, including Linux, macOS, and Windows.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing ASS on your POP! OS latest machine from its GitHub repository.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing ASS, we need to install some dependencies required for building and running it. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential libssl-dev
This command will update the system package repositories and install the Git version control system, build-essential package, and libssl-dev library.
Now, we need to clone the ASS repository from its GitHub page into our system. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/tycrek/ass.git
This command will create a new directory called ass in your current working directory and download all the required files from the GitHub repository.
After cloning the repository, navigate to the ass directory and run the following command to build and install the ASS executable file:
cd ass
make
sudo make install
These commands will compile the source code, create the ass binary file, and copy it to the /usr/local/bin/ directory. You can now verify the installation by running the ass command in your terminal.
Before using the ASS client, we need to configure it with our SSH keys and other preferences. To do this, create a new configuration file in your home directory using the following command:
nano ~/.ass/config.yml
This will open a new editor window. Here, you can add your preferred configurations for ASS. For example, you can add the following settings to connect to your remote server:
servers:
remote:
host: your.remote.host
user: your-remote-user
keyfile: /home/your-username/.ssh/id_rsa
After making the changes, save the file and exit the editor.
Now that you have installed and configured ASS, you can use it to connect to your remote server using the following command:
ass remote
This command will connect to your remote server defined in the configuration file and prompt you to enter your SSH passphrase if required.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ASS from its GitHub repository and configure it for use with your remote server. We hope this tutorial has been helpful in getting ASS up and running on your POP! OS machine.
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