PuTTY

PuTTY lets a user on a Microsoft Windows computer establish an interactive connection to a Linux timeshare or other Unix resource.

Installation

For SENS-supported Microsoft Windows systems, PuTTY can be installed using Software Center.

For personally-owned computers, follow these instructions:

  1. Go to the PuTTY download page.
  2. Scroll down to the section called "Package files".
  3. Under the "MSI" heading, download the installer file that is appropriate to the operating system on your computer (32-bit or 64-bit).
  4. Double click on the PuTTY installer file that you downloaded in the previous section.
  5. Click Next at the "Welcome" screen.
  6. Click Next at the "Destination Location" screen.
  7. Click Next at the "Start Menu Folder" screen.
  8. Click Next at the "Additional Tasks" screen (unless you wish to give yourself a desktop icon also).
  9. Click Install at the "Ready to Install" screen.
  10. At the "Completing" screen uncheck the box to "View README.txt" and click Finish.