# Setup of ssh client

**URL:** <https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287>\
**Category:** Installing & Running IPFire\
**Created:** [19 September 2021 11:17 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287 "2021-09-19T11:17:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/einerlei/32/13646_2.png) [@einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/u/einerlei)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2021 11:17 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/1 "2021-09-19T11:17:41Z")

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Is it normal that the setup call in the client console is black and white?  
 ![grafik](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fe37cf6dd5935330d3d4222df59ee82735b5ac88.png)

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**Author:** ![bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/bonnietwin/32/12350_2.png) [@bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/u/bonnietwin)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2021 13:02 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/2 "2021-09-19T13:02:07Z")

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For me it depends how I am connecting to IPFire

From the console connection on the computer I get  
 ![Screenshot_2021-09-19_14-58-23](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4dd613ece04ba1c023fa101b12e9fe53e842cdc3.png)

From an ssh terminal connection or a serial console connection I get

 ![Screenshot_2021-09-19_14-59-07](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/adc8f3f52bec34232e1ccb29e0403310371fc28c.png)

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**Author:** ![einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/einerlei/32/13646_2.png) [@einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/u/einerlei)\
**Post date:** [20 September 2021 17:00 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/3 "2021-09-20T17:00:17Z")

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Thank you, black and white should be normal in the ssh console! Can this be changed, how?

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**Author:** ![bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/bonnietwin/32/12350_2.png) [@bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/u/bonnietwin)\
**Post date:** [20 September 2021 17:11 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/4 "2021-09-20T17:11:19Z")

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Your ssh connection is via a terminal program. You can usually change the colours via the preferences menu item depending on the specific terminal program you are using on your pc that you use for accessing via ssh.

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**Author:** ![tphz](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/tphz/32/16551_2.png) [@tphz](https://community.ipfire.org/u/tphz)\
**Post date:** [20 September 2021 17:17 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/5 "2021-09-20T17:17:35Z")

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In PuTTY you can try to check “Allow terminal to specify ANSI colours”.

![obraz](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/293ec1d14d2e5da8a7dad4e9c390438c13e429c5.png)

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**Author:** ![einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/einerlei/32/13646_2.png) [@einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/u/einerlei)\
**Post date:** [21 September 2021 17:43 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/6 "2021-09-21T17:43:42Z")

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Thank you, SSH connection with Putty works and setup is also in color. Only Via SSH Console (KDE,  
[https://konsole.kde.org](https://konsole.kde.org)) connection is still black / white. Can I also get the -setup in color in the console?

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**Author:** ![bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/bonnietwin/32/12350_2.png) [@bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/u/bonnietwin)\
**Post date:** [21 September 2021 18:13 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/7 "2021-09-21T18:13:06Z")

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A quick search on the Internet for “konsole text color” found the following link

[https://abdussamad.com/archives/503-Changing-Konsole-colors-in-KDE.html](https://abdussamad.com/archives/503-Changing-Konsole-colors-in-KDE.html)

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**Author:** ![einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/einerlei/32/13646_2.png) [@einerlei](https://community.ipfire.org/u/einerlei)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 15:12 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/setup-of-ssh-client/6287/8 "2021-09-24T15:12:05Z")

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OK, thanks