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  • Download & Install Putty from:
    http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
  • Start Putty and go to Connection -> SSH -> X11 to check “Enable X11 Forwarding.”
  • (optional) Go to SSH and choose “Enable Compression” for enhanced performance over some connections.
    I’d test this both ways and see which one seems faster to you.
  • Go to Session and enter your host name
  • Right click on window border, type name in Saved Sessions, then clicking Save, then Apply.
  • Download and Install newest version of Xming (not xming-mesa – that has an older rendering method) from:
    http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=156984
    (Leave Putty Window Open; we’ll go back in a second.)
  • (optional) Download and install Xming-fonts (from same location as above)
  • (optional) Set font dpi to 96 by right clicking on the Shortcut in your Start Menu to Xming, then adding “-dpi 96″ to your command line (I do this because I noticed some standalone apps [i.e. qt apps] have tiny fonts otherwise).
  • Start Xming (You’ll notice it in your system tray).
  • Return to putty and type a command (i.e. kate or ddd), then press enter.
    You’ll notice that it steals focus from the terminal.
  • Close the App you started and enter “command &” (i.e. kate &) followed by the enter key.
    This will background the process, letting you run multiple X-Windows apps simultaneously.

    You’re done! Enjoy X-Windows apps on your Windows Machine!

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