Using xming

Before going any further, you should have downloaded Putty already. Documentation on getting Putty is available here.

Getting Xming

Go to straightrunning.com/XmingNotes to download Xming.
Scroll down to Releases and under Public Domain Releases, click on Xming to download.
Run the .exe setup file
If you run into firewall problems, click “Allow access” to continue
Continue through the installer until “Finish”

First, type and click XLaunch from the start menu to launch Xming
Choose display setting and display number and click Next
Click “Start a program” and Next
Chose “Run Remote” “Using Putty (plink.exe)”
Enter the IP address of the machine to which you want to connect. For Glados, for example, enter 129.21.30.38 or glados.cs.rit.edu
Enter your RIT username in “login as user” box
Enter your CS password in “Password” box
Click Next and Next
Under “Configuration Complete” Click on “Save configuration” so you don't have to launch xming each time you want to connect to the same machine
Click Finish

Now, run Putty
Under Putty configuration window, select “Connection” on the left panel
Under SSH click on X11 on the left hand side menu
check “Enable X11 Forwarding”
Now, click “Session” at the very top of the left hand side menu. Scroll to the top if necessary
Fill in “Host name” box: IP address of machine
Makes sure the “Port” number is 22
Enter a name for this session under “Saved Session” box
Click on “Save” to save session – Refer here for more info
Then click Open to connect
You will be then prompted to enter your computer science username and password
Enter the name of Linux app you want to use, for example, libreoffice