Emulate X Windows terminals on Windows devices
Functionality
Xming (made by Project Xming) is the leading X Window System Server for Windows. Xming allows Windows devices to display a graphical Linux program which is essentially running on a remote Linux server. It is fully featured, lean, fast, simple to install and because it is standalone native Windows, easily made portable (not needing a machine-specific installation). Xming is fully compatible with PuTTY and commands can be executed using a PuTTY terminal.
Tips for using this tool at Kent
- Access to this software is available to School of Computing students on campus PC's
- Download Xming free for your own Windows device
Help & how to get started
- Learn more about X Windows systems with a brief introduction
- Find more information about the capabilities of Xming
- Get help or find user manuals on the Xming Trouble page
Cost
Free
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