@BenLeTib

Thanks for the feedback! I’ve updated the instructions in the article with the method you provided…

Please consider using the following method, tested with PuTTY version 0.82 on Ubuntu 20.04:

# Install required dependencies
sudo apt install -y cmake build-essential libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev

# Navigate to a directory for manual installations (e.g., `~/Applications`, `/opt`, or your preferred location)
cd ~

# Download and extract the PuTTY source code
wget https://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/putty-0.82.tar.gz
tar -xvf putty-0.82.tar.gz
cd putty-0.82

# Create a build directory for a cleaner approach
mkdir build
cd build

# Compile the source code
cmake ..
make

# Test the `puttygen` command locally
./puttygen --version

# Install PuTTY system-wide
sudo apt remove putty putty-tools  # Remove any existing APT-installed versions
sudo make install

# Verify the global `puttygen` command
cd ~
puttygen --version

Let me know if you encounter any issues with this method!

@NickG,

Thank you for the clarification and the update. It’s essential for users to be aware of these changes, especially when transitioning between versions.

Your tip about ensuring the libgtk-3-0 library is installed for the GUI interface is invaluable. This will undoubtedly assist many users who might be facing similar issues.

Appreciate your contribution to the community!

I recently commented that the latest version was 0.79 and there was no ‘configure‘ file. I have since been in contact with the putty developers who said that they have used the cmake method described in the README file (which is in the putty-0.79 directory) since version 0.77 so no ‘configure‘ file.

The cmake method seems to work but will only generate the command line tools if the gtk library is not in the correct condition. To make sure the ‘putty‘ executable is generated (giving the GUI interface) can first install libgtk-3-0 (for Ubuntu ‘sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-0‘ ).

There is a problem in that the wget command no longer works since the latest version is 0.79. Changing wget to download 0.79 and then carrying out the ‘tar’ command and ‘cd putty-079’ gets to a directory that does not contain a ‘configure’ file and the following ‘make’ commands do not work.

If there have been changes from 0.78 there does not seem to be any documentation. I have been unable to find an archive for 0.78