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== Windows Terminal == | == Windows Terminal == | ||
+ | Windows Terminal is a nicer command line interface for Windows than the default Power Shell program. | ||
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+ | Windows terminal can be installed through the Windows app store, further details at | ||
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/README.md | https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/README.md | ||
== X11 == | == X11 == | ||
− | https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/ | + | In order to show remote windows from Gadi on your own screen you'll need an X11 server program running on your computer. |
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+ | If X11 isn't running, you will get errors when starting programs that bring up a new window, e.g: | ||
+ | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | ||
+ | saw562@gadi-login-04 ~ $ xclock | ||
+ | Error: Can't open display: | ||
+ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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+ | There are a few different X11 server programs available for Windows, including: | ||
+ | * https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/ | ||
== VSCode & Windows SSH == | == VSCode & Windows SSH == |
Revision as of 21:00, 28 March 2021
Contents
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Installing
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
Windows Terminal
Windows Terminal is a nicer command line interface for Windows than the default Power Shell program.
Windows terminal can be installed through the Windows app store, further details at https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/README.md
X11
In order to show remote windows from Gadi on your own screen you'll need an X11 server program running on your computer.
If X11 isn't running, you will get errors when starting programs that bring up a new window, e.g:
saw562@gadi-login-04 ~ $ xclock
Error: Can't open display:
There are a few different X11 server programs available for Windows, including:
* https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/
VSCode & Windows SSH
https://code.visualstudio.com/