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other:putty_conf [2024/02/15 13:10]
jypeter [Installation] Added the Update subsection
other:putty_conf [2024/02/15 13:27]
jypeter [Changing some useful settings]
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 ===== Launching PuTTY/​Pageant ===== ===== Launching PuTTY/​Pageant =====
  
-You could directly launch PuTTY (''​Start''​ => ''​PuTTY''​ => ''​PuTTY''​),​ but it is actually **more efficient** to launch ​''​Pageant'',​ especially if you are often going to connect to the same server(s)+You could directly launch PuTTY (''​Start''​ => ''​PuTTY''​ => ''​PuTTY''​),​ but it is actually **more efficient** to use ''​Pageant'' ​for opening terminals, especially if you are often going to connect to the same server(s)
  
 Starting ''​Pageant'':​ ''​Start''​ => ''​PuTTY''​ => ''​Pageant''​ Starting ''​Pageant'':​ ''​Start''​ => ''​PuTTY''​ => ''​Pageant''​
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   * It will seem that nothing happens when you start ''​Pageant'',​ but you should get the ''​Pageant''​ icon at the bottom right of your screen.\\ {{ :​other:​putty_01_notes_v2.png?​direct |}}   * It will seem that nothing happens when you start ''​Pageant'',​ but you should get the ''​Pageant''​ icon at the bottom right of your screen.\\ {{ :​other:​putty_01_notes_v2.png?​direct |}}
  
-  * If you right click on the ''​Pageant''​ icon, you can manage sessions with the ''​New Session''​ option, use ''​Saved Sessions''​ profiles and manage ​ //ssh keys// (''​View Keys'',​ ''​Add Key''​).\\ You can also view/add //ssh keys// by double clicking on the pageant ​icon\\ {{ :​other:​putty_02.png?​direct |}}+  * If you right click on the ''​Pageant''​ icon, you can manage sessions with the ''​New Session''​ option, use ''​Saved Sessions''​ profiles and manage ​ //ssh keys// (''​View Keys'',​ ''​Add Key''​).\\ You can also view/add //ssh keys// by double-clicking on the ''​Pageant'' ​icon\\ {{ :​other:​putty_02.png?​direct |}}
  
 ===== Configuring PuTTY ===== ===== Configuring PuTTY =====
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   * In the ''​Window''​ => ''​Appearance''​ category:   * In the ''​Window''​ => ''​Appearance''​ category:
     * You can **choose a font more readable than the default one**!\\ We recommend the **Cascadia Code** font that comes with the [[other:​win10apps#​windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]] application (which means that you first have to **install //Windows Terminal// first**, but you will probably need it anyway)\\ IF //Windows Terminal// is not installed yet, you can select the modern **[[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Consolas|Consolas]]** font in the list of available fonts     * You can **choose a font more readable than the default one**!\\ We recommend the **Cascadia Code** font that comes with the [[other:​win10apps#​windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]] application (which means that you first have to **install //Windows Terminal// first**, but you will probably need it anyway)\\ IF //Windows Terminal// is not installed yet, you can select the modern **[[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Consolas|Consolas]]** font in the list of available fonts
-    * Use the ''​Change...''​ button in the ''​Font settings''​ section, and select ''​Cascadia Code''​ and ''​Regular''​ (you can also experiment with styles different from ''​Regular'',​ and different font sizes)\\ {{ :​other:​putty_cascadia_font.png?​direct |}} {{ :​other:​putty_cascadia_styles.png?​direct |}}+    * Use the ''​Change...''​ button in the ''​Font settings''​ section, and select ''​Cascadia Code''​ and ''​Regular''​ (you can also experiment with styles different from ''​Regular'',​ and different font sizes), or ''​Consolas''​ and ''​Regular''​ or ''​Bold''​\\ {{ :​other:​putty_cascadia_font.png?​direct |}} {{ :​other:​putty_cascadia_styles.png?​direct |}}
   * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​Data''​ category:   * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​Data''​ category:
     * Specify your login name (on the LSCE servers) in **Auto-login username**. This way you won't have to type it when you connect to the Linux server!\\ {{ :​other:​putty_06_v2.png?​direct |}}     * Specify your login name (on the LSCE servers) in **Auto-login username**. This way you won't have to type it when you connect to the Linux server!\\ {{ :​other:​putty_06_v2.png?​direct |}}
     * You should also specify ''​xterm-256color''​ instead of the default ''​xterm''​ terminal type in the ''​Terminal-type string''​ field. This will allow you to display nicer colors in the terminals (for the applications that use fancy colors)     * You should also specify ''​xterm-256color''​ instead of the default ''​xterm''​ terminal type in the ''​Terminal-type string''​ field. This will allow you to display nicer colors in the terminals (for the applications that use fancy colors)
-      * You can later type ''​msgcat --color=test'' ​in a terminal, and check if you get something like\\ {{ :​other:​putty_256colors.png?​direct&​200 |}}+      * You can later open a terminal and type ''​msgcat ​%%--%%color=test'',​ and check if you get something like\\ {{ :​other:​putty_256colors.png?​direct&​200 |}}
   * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​SSH''​ => ''​Kex''​ category:   * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​SSH''​ => ''​Kex''​ category:
     * **<wrap hi>​Unselect Attempt GSSAPI key exchange</​wrap>​**!\\ If you forget to do this, connecting to a server will seem to take forever (if it works at all)...\\ {{ :​other:​putty_gssapi.png?​direct |}}     * **<wrap hi>​Unselect Attempt GSSAPI key exchange</​wrap>​**!\\ If you forget to do this, connecting to a server will seem to take forever (if it works at all)...\\ {{ :​other:​putty_gssapi.png?​direct |}}
other/putty_conf.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/29 15:43 by jypeter