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Using Cygwin to
open up UNIX Graphical Application on local computer |
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Click here to download "setup.exe"
on your computer. Setup.exe will require to install the
cygwin application. |
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Click here to download
"cygwin-download.zip",
which requires to perform the installation from your
computer and not over the network. |
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Unzip cygwin-download.zip to any empty drive on your
windows computer. |
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Click on "setup.exe" program to begin installation. |
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Click Next |
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If Cygwin detects the virus scan program running on your
computer, it will prompt you to disable the program during
the installation. Please disable the virus scan program to
install the cygwin application. |
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You will be prompted to choose the source from where to
install the software. Select "Install from Local
Directory" to install it from the cygwin-download
directory. |
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You will be prompted to select the location where to
install the software. Select any drive on your local
computer with enough space for installation. Create the
directory cygwin and enter the path to install software in
that directory. |
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Here, I have selected the C: drive and the directory
cygwin to install the software. Path: c:\cygwin |
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Now, you will prompted to select the cygwin-download
unzip directory to install from that directory. |
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Click Next to start parsing the cygwin-download
directory and you will be prompted with packages selection
menu. |
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Click on "+"
symbol to expand the list and Click on
" "
to select the package. |
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Please select the below packages in order for cygwin to
work. |
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Click on
icon next to + Net and + X11 to change the selection
from Default to Install. |
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Click Next. Setup will now start installing programs.
Once it is installed "Create icon on desktop and/or start
menu" |
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Once the program is install, Click on cygwin icon to
start the application. |
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Now inside the cygwin windows type in the below commands |
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export DISPLAY=:0.0 |
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xhost +localhost +hostname.ece.iit.edu
[where hostname = ECE server you will login to] |
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Here I will login to vlsi1.ece.iit.edu and that's why I
have entered the vlsi1.ece.iit.edu entry in xhost command.
"xhost +localhost +vlsi1.ece.iit.edu" |
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Now type in the command "startx&" inside the cygwin
windows and press enter. This will open up the Xwindow. |
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Now inside the xwindow, type in the command |
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ssh -l loginname hostname.ece.iit.edu |
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Where loginname => loginname given in class to login to ECE
Unix Servers |
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hostname => vulcan.ece.iit.edu, vlsi1.ece.iit.edu to
vlsi24.ece.iit.edu .... |
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ssh -l amit vlsi1.ece.iit.edu |
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Now, set the environment display variable inside the
xwindow |
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setenv DISPLAY myip:0.0
[myip => your local computer ip address] |
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"who |grep loginname" command in xwindow will show your
computer ip address next to your loginname |
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Here, in this scenario, my local computer ip address is
dhcp48.hum.iit.edu. My command will be: |
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setenv DISPLAY dhcp48.hum.iit.edu:0.0 |
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Type in the xcalc command to see, if it opens up the
graphical unix calculator on your local desktop. |
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AMIT SHAH
