How to install Sshwifty on Void Linux

Sshwifty is a Python-based tool for managing SSH connections. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Sshwifty on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Void Linux system
• Python 3
• PIP (Python Package Manager)

Installation

1. Open a terminal window on your Void Linux system.
2. Install the necessary packages to build Sshwifty:

sudo xbps-install -S gcc python3-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel python3-pip

3. Clone the Sshwifty repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/nirui/sshwifty.git

4. Change the directory to the Sshwifty folder:

cd sshwifty

5. Install Sshwifty using PIP:

sudo pip3 install -e .

6. Sshwifty has now been installed on your Void Linux machine.

Usage

To use Sshwifty, you can type sshwifty in the terminal window to see the help menu of all available commands. For example, to add a new SSH connection:

sshwifty add --host your-remote-server.com --user your-username --key ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Sshwifty on your Void Linux system. Once installed, you can use Sshwifty to manage and automate your SSH connections easily.

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