Is Citrix still the preferred way to do X on Windows?

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Post #339,278 by drook 2/2/11 1:12:23 AM 2/2/11 1:12:37 AM Reply	Is Citrix still the preferred way to do X on Windows? I've got a Windows box that I'd like to be able to open X apps from my desktop upstairs the same way I open apps remotely on my Linux laptop. I know Citrix used to be the best way, is there anything newer I should look at instead? -- Drew Edited by drook Feb. 2, 2011, 01:12:37 AM EST Expand All History
Post #339,281 by folkert 2/2/11 7:36:01 AM Reply	Not Citrix.... That is an enhancement to make a Windows Server run from a thin client for 20-30 users per server. Cygwin/X, now... that is the ticket. Everything else is "VNC" in style.
Post #339,285 by drook 2/2/11 9:30:07 AM Reply	Doh! Cygwin, that's what I meant I knew Citrix sounded wrong, but couldn't come up with the right name. Thanks. -- Drew
Post #339,288 by boxley 2/2/11 9:40:21 AM Reply	Xming is what I use http://www.straightr...g.com/XmingNotes/ worksd with putty and is lightweight Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #339,289 by drook 2/2/11 9:59:36 AM Reply	Just saw that last night How does it compare to Cygwin? -- Drew
Post #339,290 by boxley 2/2/11 10:04:47 AM Reply	Since I have never liked Cygwin because it used to be a total resource hog I couldnt tell you. Havnt used it in years Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #339,291 by folkert 2/2/11 10:24:02 AM 2/2/11 10:26:44 AM Reply	If it does as it says... I'd go with that... unless you want the POSIX stuff'n'tools that come with Cygwin. Also: If you need help getting XDMCP working on it with a "DUMMY" X server on the Linux machine... I can help. Edited by folkert Feb. 2, 2011, 10:26:44 AM EST Edited by folkert Feb. 2, 2011, 10:26:44 AM EST Expand All History
Post #339,292 by drook 2/2/11 10:41:44 AM Reply	What I want ... With the Linux laptop, I SSH into the desktop upstairs, type the app name and it pops up locally. (X11 forwarding FTW) I want to be able to do the same from the Windows install on the laptop. (It's dual-boot.) I can use Putty to SSH, but when I launch an app it needs an environment to launch in on the Windows box. -- Drew
Post #339,295 by boxley 2/2/11 11:29:16 AM Reply	then Xming is all you need I use it to run a linux version of firefox on a server in my windows laptop so I can test an app locally without any network connections or routes getting in the way Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #339,304 by beepster 2/2/11 2:19:33 PM Reply	me too Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #339,476 by crazy 2/6/11 9:35:37 PM Reply	Cywin X is a pain to setup This is magic: http://xlivecd.indiana.edu/
Post #339,477 by drook 2/6/11 9:49:33 PM Reply	Nifty -- Drew
Post #339,479 by folkert 2/6/11 10:32:07 PM Reply	I have to say... I have never had a problem. Years ago it was a no problem thing for me.
Post #339,496 by boxley 2/7/11 9:08:10 AM Reply	yabbut you are someone who pulls his pud with dental floss for grins, no offence :-) Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep