If a dialogue box about a new version appears, spyder will pause loading until you close the dialogue box otherwise it will wait forever. Windows configuration: Install PuTTY and Xming, first use PuTTY to connect to ubuntu, the root user is not used here: Then after opening, enter the user.
Now click on the 'Open' button and log into apollo in the usual way, as shown in this example but using your own College username and password: You can save the configuation with a unique name of your own choice by returning to the 'Session' category at the top of the left-hand pane and saving it. EDIT: To fix the wrong authentication protocol attempted error, try enabling ForwardX11Trusted yes in the /etc/ssh/sshdconfig file and then. You should now be able to run X applications from the host on your local desktop. Enter username and password as requested. Once you have completed customising Xming, start PuTTY and create a new configuration as shown in the next image and then click on 'SSH' in the left-hand pane to bring up the available options.Ĭlick on 'X11' and check the 'Enable X forwarding' box and leave the other options empty. Double click on the saved session you want. I didnt muck with the DISPLAY environment variable on the remote host. Accessing Spyder 5 on apollo using PuTTY and Xming on Windows systems from outside the college Accessing Spyder 5 on apollo using PuTTY and Xming on Windows systems from outside the collegeīoth the PuTTY ssh client for Windows and Xming X server software must be installed on your computer before you can use X Windows applications such as Spyder 5.įirst, configure Xming the way you would like it to behave if you are new to using X Windows, on the next four screens it is suggested you choose one window, starting just the Xming X server, leaving access controls disabled and not storing your apollo login password (that is, your Coillege password) in the final screen as shown below: I got Xming and PuTTY working with Cisco VPN by replacing the PuTTY configuration in Connection > SSH > X11 > X display location, localhost:0.0, with VPNIP:0.0.VPNIP can be seen in the VPN statistics client address information by left-clicking on the VPN client lock icon and choose Statistics.