Displaying Graphical Programs on Windows
Install Xming
- Download the Xming installer from the Xming web site.
- Either install Xming from the Public Domain Releases (free) or from the Website Releases (after a donation) on the website.
- Run the Xming setup program on your Windows desktop. Make sure to select ‘XLaunch wizard' and ‘Normal PuTTY Link SSH client'.
![xming installation](https://divisions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/astro70/images/xming_installation.original.png)
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Running Xming
To run Xming, select XLaunch from the Start Menu.
Select ‘Multiple Windows'. This will open each application in a separate window.
![xming display settings](https://divisions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/astro70/images/xming_display_settings.original.png)
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Select ‘Start no client' to make XLaunch wait for other programs (such as PuTTY).
![xming session type](https://divisions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/astro70/images/xming_session_type.original.png)
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Select ‘Clipboard' to share the clipboard.
![xming clipboard](https://divisions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/astro70/images/xming_clipboard.original.png)
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Finally save the configuration.
![xming save](https://divisions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/astro70/images/xming_save.original.png)
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Now Xming is running … and you can launch a graphical application in your PuTTY terminal. If you get the error ‘DISPLAY is not set', you did not correctly enable the X-Forwarding. (tutorial pending)
Using with PuTTY
- If not already running from previous step, start Xming by double-clicking on the Xming icon
- Open the PuTTY session configuration window (start Putty)
- In the PuTTY configuration window, select "Connection --> SSH --> X11"
- Make sure that the "Enable X11 forwarding" box is checked
- Return to the Session category, specify a host name or IP address you want to connect to