Tag: xming

Install and Run Beyond Compare 3 on Linux

Scooter Software has a fantastic program called Beyond Compare. It is available in both Windows and Linux. Having used this in Windows, I wanted to give it a shot in Linux. All the instructions are available on the vendor’s website; however, after reading through them, here is a simplified set of instructions. This was a fresh install of CentOS 5.7…

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Install JDK on RHEL5/CentOS5 Using PuTTY and XMing

This is yet another way that I had pieced together to install the Java Development Kit (JDK) on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and CentOS 5.4 system. This time, the process is accomplished through the use of PuTTY and XMing. Install Java and Set Environment Variables Download JDK6 Note: If this link doesn’t work, it may be a…

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Handling X11 Forwarding Using SSH

This will guide you through the steps to access a Linux server, specifically, a Red hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 or CentOS 5.4 server, through the use of PuTTy and Xming. It is a relatively simple setup that will require only two freeware products and a quick verificatino of setting on the Linux server. With the use of these two tools…

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