This PowerShell script installs a SSH client (needs admin rights).
PS> ./install-ssh-client.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./install-ssh-client.ps1
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Installs a SSH client (needs admin rights)
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script installs a SSH client (needs admin rights).
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./install-ssh-client.ps1
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
#requires -version 5.1 -RunAsAdministrator
try {
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
if ($IsLinux) {
& sudo apt install openssh-client
} else {
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client*
}
[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✅ installed SSH client in $Elapsed sec"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
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