X Server for Windows?

Question

I'm going to accessing my ubuntu machine remotely from my windows machine through putty. Are there any suggestions for possible ways to get an X server running on my windows machine?

Thanks.

Solution 1

• Install Xming and Putty in Windows.
  
• Have a terminal server running under Linux.
  
• Execute Xming under windows: double click the X icon.
  
• Execute Putty: configure it to connect your server Ip and to forward the X11 to your Windows machine IP.
  
• Login and run the Linux application.
  

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=225898

Solution 2

you can run both ssh and X in cygwin

Comments

[Rob Cowell]

Note that things that require root priveleges (sudo'ed apps) won't forward over X11 by default. You need to copy your xauth token from your non-root user to root in order to forward them over X11

[Sandro]

I just did it now and it worked like a charm! Awesome.

[smwikipedia]

This method can only run a single Linux application on the remote Linux box and display on your local Windows box. But how to start a remote desktop session?

[smwikipedia]

The tutorial link is broken.