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howtos:x_windows:remotex_windows2linux [2012/09/10 21:51 (UTC)] – CREATED arfonhowtos:remotex_windows2linux [2012/09/12 21:09 (UTC)] – [Remote X11 Over SSH] - ADDED: sshd X11Forwarding arfon
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 +====== Remote X: Windows to Linux ======
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-====== Plain Ol Vanilla Remote X11 ======+====== Plain Ol' Vanilla Remote X11 ======
 1) Install Xming **and** Xming-fonts 1) Install Xming **and** Xming-fonts
   * Download from [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/files/]]   * Download from [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/files/]]
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 ====== Remote X11 Over SSH ====== ====== Remote X11 Over SSH ======
  
-1) Install Putty (if it's not already installed).+1) Edit /etc/ssh/ssh**d**_conf on the **remote** (Slackware) machine. 
 +     CHANGE: 
 +     #X11Forwarding no 
 +      
 +     TO: 
 +     X11Forwarding yes 
 +      
 +     CHANGE: 
 +     #X11UseLocalhost yes 
 +      
 +     TO: 
 +     X11UseLocalhost yes
  
 +2) Install Putty (if it's not already installed).
      www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/      www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
  
-2) Open putty and fill in the "Host Name" box. +3) Open putty and fill in the "Host Name" box.
- +
-3) Ensure that SSH is checked.+
  
 4) Under Category > Connection > SSH > X11 check the "Enable X11 forwarding" box. 4) Under Category > Connection > SSH > X11 check the "Enable X11 forwarding" box.
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 7) Start the X application from the command line, a window should open on your local machine with the application. 7) Start the X application from the command line, a window should open on your local machine with the application.
  
-(It's a regular SSH session with putty but with X11 forwarding enabled.)+(It's basically a regular SSH session with putty but with X11 forwarding enabled.)
  
  

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