X -Windows for Windows Vista
Does anyone know a good X-Windows client for Windows Vista? I want to run my LInux X-Windows session on my Windows Vista box and I know there used to be a client that would run on XP. Any help would be appreciated.
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It's been a while since I worked on a Windows OS, but there are probably quite a few apps that you can use, some of which are free, and some that are not.
Off the top of my head, I can only think of cygwin and Hummingbird Exceed. If you are merely looking to connect to your Linux machine without the graphics, then you can use an SSH-client. Deep in the bowels of their website, SSH.com has a free, non-commercial version of an SSH-client app that I tend to like. There's also PuTTY (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~s.../download.html). |
Xming
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xming.sourceforge.net |
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XMing
I downloaded Xming and I also got it working, sort of. I am using Putty in conjunction with Xming and when I issue a command in Putty, such as "startkde" it brings it up on my desktop. The issue then is how to start other programs because the KDE keeps putty tied up until I exit the KDE.
If I issue a command such as "mozilla" I get the browser but cannot start anything else until I exit Mozilla. How can I start multiple programs and swap between them? |
Try running your programs in the background. For example:
$ firefox & |
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As I write this Vista is using around 65% of my physical memory and I have only 2 or 3 remote apps from the Fedora box running. |
It could be a RAM issue, or maybe PuTTY. Unless there is a compelling need, I would not run KDE. I you require mozilla, run Firefox under Vista. Alternatively if you require a window manager, consider installing a light-weight manager like XFCE or TWM.
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ssh -X could be what you are thinking of....
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