{"id":171,"date":"2014-09-09T11:31:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T18:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chem.wp.wsu.edu\/fulmerit\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:24:49","slug":"x11-windows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/fulmerit\/x11-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Xming for Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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X11 windows<\/a> is an application that allows you to operate a desktop application on a remote computer. The remote computer is usually running a Linux or UNIX distribution. There are several X11 windows applications available for Microsoft Windows, but we are recommending xming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are using Linux on your personal computer, you do not need to install an X11 window server. X11 is supported by default in Linux. This is a simple tutorial on enabling X11 forwarding in Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Versions of OS X before 10.6 included X11 support. If your version of OS X is 10.7 or later, you can install Apple\u2019s XQuartz<\/a> software to support X11 windows.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Update: <\/strong> Xming on Windows 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some people report that connecting to a remote server using Xming on Windows 8 works sporadically. Sometimes you connect, sometimes you don\u2019t. If you are running Windows 8 and experiencing connection problems, try this version of Xming<\/a>. It is compiled with Microsoft\u2019s C compiler. The installation instructions are very similar to this how-to.<\/p>\n\n <\/section>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

How to install Xming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Connect to Chem-jukebox<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Navigate to Jukebox > PChem > Xming<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Launch the Xming<\/strong> application (Xming-mesa-6-9-0-31-setup.exe<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions in the install wizard to:\n