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| ==== Updating PuTTY ==== | ==== Updating PuTTY ==== |
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| Download the latest version, or just type ''winget upgrade --id XPFNZKSKLBP7RJ'' in a [[other:win10apps#windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]] | Download the latest version, or just type ''winget upgrade %%--%%id XPFNZKSKLBP7RJ'' in a [[other:win10apps#windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]] |
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| ===== Launching PuTTY/Pageant ===== | ===== Launching PuTTY/Pageant ===== |
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| * In the ''Window'' => ''Selection'' category: | * In the ''Window'' => ''Selection'' category: |
| * Select **xterm** in the //Actions of mouse buttons// section.\\ This will allow you to use the mouse buttons in the PuTTY terminal the same way you would use them in an standard Linux //xterm// terminal: | * Select **xterm** in the //Actions of mouse buttons// section.\\ This will allow you to use the mouse buttons in the PuTTY terminal the same way you would use them in an standard Linux //xterm// terminal:\\ {{ :other:putty_05.png?direct |}} |
| * **Select** and **Copy** text (at the same time) with the **left button** | * **Select** and **Copy** text (at the same time) with the **left button** |
| * **Paste** text with the **middle button**\\ {{ :other:putty_05.png?direct |}} | * **Paste** text with the **middle button**\\ <WRAP center round tip 60%> |
| | If you don't have a mouse connected to a laptop, check your [[other:win10config#laptoptouchpad_settings|touchpad settings]] to see how to emulate the middle button (e.g. //tap the touchpad with three fingers//) |
| | </WRAP> |
| * 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 |}} |
