Re: Suggestion for Improving Debian Workstation Builds
On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:28:05 +0200
Detlef Vollmann <dv@vollmann.ch> wrote:
> On 7/30/25 15:18, John Dow wrote:
> > Further to this, I’d be completely unsurprised is fully 99.9% of
> > Linux users consider an SSH client essential. Which is why it’s
> > installed by default.
> >
> > It’s worth bearing in mind that while Linux is becoming more and
> > more useful to Windows users, Linux is not Windows.
>
> Just as a data point: Windows ships these days with an SSH client as
> well...
>
>
I don't believe the OP sees the client as an issue. It is not a daemon,
it can simply be ignored, and it is not a security risk. I always
install the Telnet client, for quick and dirty troubleshooting, but
rarely use it.
Presumably the OP installed without using the Expert mode, as a
beginner might, and was not offered the choice of installing sshd. I
don't know, I made the mistake of using the non-Expert installer once,
and ended up with no networking, and I've never used it since.
Certainly the Expert mode offers the choice of sshd or not. Again I
don't recall, but I think if the task 'ssh server' is selected, it
is enabled by default and must use the normal account passwords for
security, as there is no other method enabled. It might be possible to
improve on this, without making remote installation impossible.
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