How Install and Configure Xming Server with Putty on Centos 7

How Install and Configure Xming Server with Putty on CentOS 7

Xming is a open source software or emulator that is used to open Graphical Linux program with the help of putty on Windows base operating system. Xming is also knows as X11 display server for Microsoft Windows operating system. To complete this setup, we install Xming server on Windows operating system, configure putty to allow xming server to open Graphical Linux application and install some packages on Linux operating system that is use to allow graphical Linux application open with the help of Xming windows base application by use of Putty.

Xming software installation setup is very simple on windows base operating system, just download the software by search on google. Double click on the installation setup and choose all default setting then click install for complete the installation of Xming setup on Windows base operating system.

Below is image of Xming application installation default setting on windows base operating system, just click on install Xming setup easily install on windows base machine. Here i am using setup version Xming 6.9.0.31on 64 bit base operating system.

After complete the installation of Xming server setup on windows operating system configure putty to enable X11 forwarding for SSH, image is give below.

Then insert the IP or Hostname on Session, provide save session name then click on save for save the settings on Putty. This configuration is require to open the session of host with X11 forwarding settings.

Some packages are need to install on Linux operating system (RedHat 7, CentOS 7 and etc) to allow to open Linux Graphical application by use of Putty. 

To install Xming server package on CentOS Linux 7 machine where graphical Linux application is install, type the below mention command.

yum install xorg-x11-server-Xorg.x86_64

The Xming server package has successfully install on CentOS Linux 7 machine as shown in below mention image.

Then install "xorg-x11-apps" package to allow Graphical Linux application to open through Putty software.

yum install xorg-x11-apps

Install package "xorg-x11-xauth" to authentication the Graphical Linux application that install on CentOS Linux 7 machine.

yum install xorg-x11-xauth

The package "xorg-x11-xauth" has successfully install on CentOS Linux 7 machine as mention in below image. This is the machine where Linux Graphical application is install.

Allow X11 forwarding to "yes" on file /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Here i am using the command grep to show you that X11 forwarding is set to "yes".

grep X11Forwarding /etc/ssh/sshd_config

  

Some more packages you can install CentOS Linux 7 machine where Linux Graphical application is install, the packages are a follows.

xorg-x11-fonts-*
xorg-x11-utils
xclock (for testing purpose)
xeyes (for testing purpose)

To install the package "xorg-x11-fonts-*" for fonts on CentOS Linux 7 machine that are use for Linux graphical application, type the below mention command.

yum install xorg-x11-fonts-*

 

The package "xorg-x11-fonts-*" has successfully install on CentOS Linux 7 machine for Linux graphical application as mention in below image.

To install the package "xorg-x11-utils" for utilities on CentOS Linux 7 machine that are use for Linux graphical application, type the below mention command.

yum install xorg-x11-utils

The package "xorg-x11-utils" has successfully install on CentOS Linux 7 machine for Linux graphical application as mention in below image.

To verify that the setup of xming server has been successfully install and configure, type the command xeyes or xclock. Here i am using both command for test.

xeyes

xclock

To check the authentication list of root user by-default, type the below mention command.

xauth list

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