Accessing remote GUI application using PuTTY

Extending the post in here, today we will see how the remote GUI applicaiton can be accessed using X server and the PuTTY.

Remote Server configuration:

•     Ubuntu 16.04
•     OpenSSH-server

Client machine configuration:

•     Windows 8 or later
•     Xming software tool

Remote server setup:
Install openssh-server package by executing following command:

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Client machine setup:

• Download Xming for Windows 8 64bit.
• Install Xming executable file. You don't have to do any changes. Leave everything to the default selection.
• Download and install the latest verion of the PuTTY from here.

• Run Xming from the start menu or Issue the following command in command prompt

cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\Xming"

Xming.exe -multiwindow 

•  Run PuTTY

• In the PuTTY configuration window enter the IP address, port and select SSH radio button.

• Select SSH from Connection category.

• Check "Enable X11 forwarding" option and click on Open button. 

• In the consol, now enter "gnome-calculator" to verify the above steps.
  Instead of  "gnome-calculator", you can enter command to access remote GUI application.
  I assume that, you know how to open your application from command line/ terminal.

Thats all for now.  

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