How can i install autossh on CentOS?

Question

I need to know what version of centos installed and need to install autossh in centos. Please help me out.

Answer 1

Try these:

uname -a

cat /etc/redhat-release

• these will output the name of the OS with it's version number.

To install AutoSSH, follow these steps:

http://www.jbmurphy.com/2011/04/29/autossh-on-centos/

Answer 2

I just downloaded source, and then

./configure
make

Then use executable that was build (or make install to get it in standard location). It's fairly simple and does not have much dependencies.