ArchLinux 2018.10.01: Install openssh for SSH server

This article will describe installing openssh.

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1 Install openssh

Install openssh. The haveged is needed for avoiding low-entropy of random device on system boot. If entropy of random device is low, sshd will wait until entropy is much which is increased by, for example, keyboard input.

$ sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm openssh haveged
$ sudo systemctl enable sshd haveged
$ sudo systemctl restart sshd haveged