Installing C.R.A.SSH¶
Crassh can be installed in two ways, either as a standalone script for users or via pip for developers.
Standalone installations are intended for Network Administrators
Developer installations are intended for those who want crassh imported into their own python scripts or wish the script to fall under package (version) management.
Standalone Installation¶
You’ll need both python and Paramiko, once you have both of those just download crassh.py direct from github and save it somewhere ( like $HOME/bin ), e.g:
curl -k -o crassh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linickx/crassh/master/crassh.py
chmod +x crassh
Developer (PIP) Installation¶
Crassh has been published on PyPi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/CraSSH
If your system supports pip (with Internet access) then crassh can be installed with:
pip install crassh
The PIP installation will solve the dependencies and will make the command crassh available in your $PATH and make crassh available for import within your own python scripts.
Dependencies¶
If you are not using pip then Paramiko will need to be manually installed:
Paramiko on Linux¶
For debian/ubuntu boxes:
sudo apt-get install python-paramiko
For redhat/fedora boxes:
sudo yum install python-paramiko
Paramiko on Windows¶
For windohz boxes, it’s a bit more complicated.
Download and install Visual Studio C++ 2008 Express Edition ( do not install SQL )
Install Python 2.7.8 – Select the correct MSI for your architecture
Download get-pip.py ( Don’t use Internet Explorer it will mangle the file; _use Firefox_ to download. )
Open an Administrator command prompt and run:
c:\Python27\python.exe get-pip.py
From the same admin prompt, run:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat
that’s for 32bit machines… or for 64bit machines, run:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\vsvars64.bat
From the same admin prompt, run:
c:\Python27\Scripts\pip install paramiko