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If X forwarding is working, the xclock graphical clock will appear on your personal computer's desktop. To ask a question or get help regarding Research Technologies services, including IU's research supercomputers and research storage systems, and the scientific, statistical, and mathematical applications available on those systems, contact UITS Research Technologies. For service-specific support contact information, see Research computing support at IU. This is document bdnt in the Knowledge Base.

Last modified on Skip to: content search login. Knowledge Base Toggle local menu Menus About the team. From the start menu shown here from Windows 7 click on "All Programs" and select the Xming application from the Xming folder.

The first time you run Xming, the windows firewall may ask if you want to keep blocking it. Select "Unblock" or "Allow Access. When the Xming server is running, you should see an X down on the status line by the clock.

You might have to click on the little up arrow to get additional icons to see it. When it first starts, it will come up with a configuration screen. Type the machine name that you want to connect to in the 'Host Name' Box. For example, cat4. Just launch it by typing its command like you would on Linux. Note that it does not have the usual Windows window decorations.

To close the connection, close all applications then use the exit command in the PuTTY terminal window. To achieve something so alien as a functioning Linux application running quite happily on a Windows desktop, with a few easy steps, is nothing short of staggering. Use Google Fonts in Word. Use FaceTime on Android Signal vs. Customize the Taskbar in Windows What Is svchost. Best Smartwatches.

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