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Why do you need to use Putty & Xming?. Putty is terminal emulation software. Use it when you log into a Linux server from a Windows computer.

You can use be using Putty alone or with XMing. You need Xming to display graphics such as an image from the remote Linux server. Putty and Xming are easy to set up on your laptop.

The alternative is to use Linux on your laptop, either in dual boot mode or in a virtual setup. If you have a Mac you can use the terminal application. If you are off-campus, you need to use UCI's in order to access Linux servers located on-campus. First login to campus VPN, then login to your Linux Server.

It can be downloaded from Mac OS X 10.7 and earlier comes with an X server called X11.app and is found in. If you have a Mac you can use the terminal application. *Note: if the download link asks for username/password.

PuTTY is a client-side terminal emulator software for the SSH network protocol. These protocols are all used to run a remote session on a computer, over a network. PuTTY implements the client end of that session: the end at which the session is displayed, rather than the end at which it runs. In really simple terms: you run PuTTY on a Windows machine, and tell it to connect to (for example) a Unix machine. PuTTY opens a window. Then, anything you type into that window is sent straight to the Unix machine, and everything the Unix machine sends back is displayed in the window.

So you can work on the Unix machine as if you were sitting at its console, while actually sitting somewhere else. What is XMing?XMing is a free X window server for Microsoft Windows. It allows one to use Linux graphical applications remotely. A detailed description may be found at the software’s.

Installation & Configuration of Putty 1) Download Putty. Go to:.

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It's just an executable so there's nothing really to install. Save putty.exe to C: Apps.

Make a shortcut to it and place the shortcut on your desktop. I install Putty Portable in the computer labs so that password are not saved. 2) Configure Putty by following the steps below:. Open putty.exe. This is what you will see: 3) In the box under Saved Sessions type maegrad.eng.uci.edu (or name of your Linux server). Then click on the Save button to the right.