Putty Install An X

You can even do this from Windowsall you need to do is quickly install an X server.

It is a graphical application that provides a terminal window and remote connection to other computers.

Typically, the connection is made using SSH, but other protocols are supported.

The rest of the process will then work the same as it does on Linux.

There has to be somewhere for the graphical applications to open and run in.

So well need to install one, just like when launching graphical Linux applications from Windows 10s Windows Subsystem for Linux.

It runs as soon as it is installed and appears as an icon in your system tray.

On GNOME you can start PuTTY by pressing the Super keythe one between the right hand Ctrl and Alt keysand typing putty.

In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the network name of the remote computer you are going to connect to.

Expand this, then expand the Auth entry, and highlight the X11 entry.

Type a name for these settings In the Saved Sessions text field, then click the Save button.

Typically you would save the settings under the name of the remote computer so you can easily re-use them for future connections.

Were going to use the leafpad editor to edit the.bashrc file.

Just launch it by typing its command like you would on Linux.

It is a Linux application running on your Windows desktop, with Linux window attributes, courtesy of PuTTY and the Xming X server.

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