To display graphical applications from a Linux computer (such as the VSCclusters) on your Windows desktop, you need to install an X Windowserver. Here we describe the installation of Xming, one such server andfreely available.
Xming
Installing Xming¶
Download the Xming installer from the Xming web site.
Either install Xming from the Public Domain Releases (free) orfrom the Website Releases (after a donation) on the website.
Run the Xming setup program on your Windows desktop. Make sure toselect ‘XLaunch wizard’ and ‘Normal PuTTY Link SSH client’.
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7/10 (5 votes) - Download Xming Free. Xming is an X Window server for the Microsoft Operating Systems. Download Xming for free on your PC, it is the easiest way to use a computer remotely. The X Window System, also known as X11 (the current version), is a software application that was developed. The Xming X Server for Windows works well for this, although there are other X servers for Windows and they should also work. Download and install it on your Windows 10 PC to get started.
Running Xming:¶
To run Xming, select XLaunch from the Start Menu.
Select ‘Multiple Windows’. This will open each application in aseparate window.
Select ‘Start no client’ to make XLaunch wait for other programs(such as PuTTY).
Select ‘Clipboard’ to share the clipboard.
Finally save the configuration.
Now Xming is running … and you can launch a graphical applicationin your PuTTY terminal. Do not forget to enable X11 forwarding asexplained on our PuTTY page.To test the connection, you can try to start a simple X program onthe login nodes, e.g., xterm or xeyes. The latter will open a newwindow with a pair of eyes. The pupils of these eyes should followyour mouse pointer around. Close the program by typing 'ctrl+c”:the window should disappear.If you get the error ‘DISPLAY is not set’, you did not correctlyenable the X-Forwarding.