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I avehave my github account and I want to operate withaccess it from my two workstations, an Ubuntu workstation and a Windows one. I'm

I'm a beginner on SSH and GITgit as well, I followed all the instructions to set upsetup my account with an sshSSH key on my ubuntu laptop, and everything works, but now if I want to use my git account from my windows laptop, I need to generate another ssh key or I can use the one generated from my ubuntu laptop?

Maybe I need to generate another ssh key from my windows laptop and then register it with my github account along with the one I generated from my ubuntu laplaptop and use each one from respective machine?

What is the best way to do? is Is there a best practice?

If I can use the same sshSSH key on both, how I can import the key I already use in the other machine?

Thanks in advance

using the same git account from multiple pc's

I ave my github account and I want to operate with it from my two workstations, an Ubuntu workstation and a Windows one. I'm a beginner on SSH and GIT as well, I followed all the instructions to set up my account with an ssh key on my ubuntu laptop, and everything works, but now if I want to use my git account from my windows laptop, I need to generate another ssh key or I can use the one generated from my ubuntu laptop?

Maybe I need to generate another ssh key from my windows laptop and then register it with my github account along with the one I generated from my ubuntu lap and use each one from respective machine?

What is the best way to do? is there a best practice?

If I can use the same ssh key on both, how I can import the key I already use in the other machine?

Thanks in advance

Using the same github account from multiple PCs

I have my github account and I want to access it from my two workstations, an Ubuntu workstation and a Windows one.

I'm a beginner on SSH and git as well, I followed all the instructions to setup my account with an SSH key on my ubuntu laptop, and everything works, but now if I want to use my git account from my windows laptop, I need to generate another ssh key or I can use the one generated from my ubuntu laptop?

Maybe I need to generate another ssh key from my windows laptop and then register it with my github account along with the one I generated from my ubuntu laptop and use each one from respective machine?

What is the best way to do? Is there a best practice?

If I can use the same SSH key on both, how I can import the key I already use in the other machine?

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I ave my github account and I want to operate with it from my two workstations, an Ubuntu workstation and a Windows one. I'm a beginner on SSH and GIT as well, I followed all the instructions to set up my account with an ssh key on my ubuntu laptop, and everything works, but now if I want to use my git account from my windows laptop, I need to generate another ssh key or I can use the one generated from my ubuntu laptop?

Maybe I need to generate another ssh key from my windows laptop and then register it with my github account along with the one I generated from my ubuntu lap and use each one from respective machine?

What is the best way to do? is there a best practice?

If I can use the same ssh key on both, how I can import the key I already use in the other machine?

Thanks in advance

I ave my github account and I want to operate with it from my two workstations, an Ubuntu workstation and a Windows one. I'm a beginner on SSH and GIT as well, I followed all the instructions to set up my account with an ssh key on my ubuntu laptop, and everything works, but now if I want to use my git account from my windows laptop, I need to generate another ssh key or I can use the one generated from my ubuntu laptop?

Maybe I need to generate another ssh key from my windows laptop and then register it with my github account along with the one I generated from my ubuntu lap and use each one from respective machine?

What is the best way to do? is there a best practice?

Thanks in advance

I ave my github account and I want to operate with it from my two workstations, an Ubuntu workstation and a Windows one. I'm a beginner on SSH and GIT as well, I followed all the instructions to set up my account with an ssh key on my ubuntu laptop, and everything works, but now if I want to use my git account from my windows laptop, I need to generate another ssh key or I can use the one generated from my ubuntu laptop?

Maybe I need to generate another ssh key from my windows laptop and then register it with my github account along with the one I generated from my ubuntu lap and use each one from respective machine?

What is the best way to do? is there a best practice?

If I can use the same ssh key on both, how I can import the key I already use in the other machine?

Thanks in advance

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Hoghweed
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using the same git account from multiple pc's

I ave my github account and I want to operate with it from my two workstations, an Ubuntu workstation and a Windows one. I'm a beginner on SSH and GIT as well, I followed all the instructions to set up my account with an ssh key on my ubuntu laptop, and everything works, but now if I want to use my git account from my windows laptop, I need to generate another ssh key or I can use the one generated from my ubuntu laptop?

Maybe I need to generate another ssh key from my windows laptop and then register it with my github account along with the one I generated from my ubuntu lap and use each one from respective machine?

What is the best way to do? is there a best practice?

Thanks in advance