Its primary function is to connect to a computer remotely while offering the facilities of transferring files, manipulating data, etc. It was developed by Simon Tatham in C language. PuTTY, a popular terminal emulator, is an open-source, light-weight, and free SSH client.
2.2.1 Installation of PuTTY on other Linux distributions.2 Download PuTTY on Linux and Installation Guide.What are Telnet, Rlogin, and SSH in PuTTY?