All of the command line programs in CAEDM are available from this prompt.Ī more detailed explanation of the shell can be found here. You are now logged into a CAEDM machine, and your working directory should be your J drive, or homespace. Once you have established a connection, you should have a command prompt. (NOTE: Mac uses will have to wait a bit for X11 to start up.) They will appear as windows on your desktop. You should then be able to run graphical applications (gedit, firefox) from the command line. Just add the -X option to your ssh command (make sure the X is capitalized).
It is fully featured, small and fast, simple to install and because it is standalone native Microsoft Windows, easily made portable (not needing a machine-specific installation). Xming is the leading X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP (+ server 2012/2008/2003). Now establish the connection and run graphical programs (gedit, firefox) from the command line. Download Xming X Server for Windows for free. You can find it in Connection -> SSH -> X11 -> Enable X11. Then, in your PuTTy connection settings, select the X forwarding checkbox to enable this functionality. Before connecting to the server with PuTTy, make sure Xming is running.
Here's how to do it:ĭownload Xming, an open source X server for windows, and install it. SSH allows for running graphical applications over the secure connection. Connect with the 'ssh' command, used as will prompt you to add the server as 'trusted'. With both Macintosh and Linux, open a terminal. From there, create a new connection to the server indicated above, enter your CAEDM username and password, and you should be provided with a shell. You need to acquire the free application "putty" from the website. This server is accessible everywhere, but note that many public wifi networks do not allow port 22 (the port used by SSH), and so will not connect.Ĭonnecting to an SSH server is a different process for different platforms.
All your files will be availibe as they are on the system, and you should be able to run any command line application availible on the system. If all went well, you should see nice fonts and excellent scaling.Logging in with SSH is just like logging in to a workstation at CAEDM.A first time run will ask you to configure it.Add the X display location as: localhost:0.Navigate to the Connection->SSH->X11 window.Edit the Putty session used to connect to the AWS CentOS server.Setup IntelliJ in CentOS 7.4 Setup your Putty session to X11 Forward Set the dpi to 120: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Xming\Xming.exe” :0 -clipboard -multiwindow -dpi 120″.Find the shortcut you are using for Xming, and view the target.To fix this, I followed the guide from the article “Fix DPI issues with Xming” listed below.
The Surface Pro 3 has great screen resolution, however when exporting the display back from other places, the scaling can be off. They are sync’d up with the version number for the paid-for version of Xming.) Fix Xming Scaling for the Surface Pro 3 (Note: I’m not sure the Xming-fonts were necessary, I never tested without using them. Much newer paid-for versions can be found here: Note: This is the last “Free and Open Source” version of Xming, dated 2007.I’m going to setup a Putty Session with X11 Forwarding turned on and remote the display back from an AWS CentOS 7 server.
This article describes how to have the best of both worlds. Bottom-line, I need a Linux bash shell, otherwise, I’m lost in Windows-land. The command line leaves something to be desired and PowerShell has never fully grabbed my attention. I love my Surface Pro 3 for it’s touch screen, lighweight body, the kick-stand, and it being just generally fast.