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===== Misc notes ===== | ===== Misc notes ===== | ||
- | * You don't have to install all the programs mentioned of this page. Just pick the ones you need | + | * You don't have to install all the applications mentioned of this page. Just pick the ones you need |
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+ | * The listed applications are **not** in alphabetical order. They are sometimes grouped by //similar usage// | ||
* The applications will be installed by default on the ''C:'' disk. You may want to **check the free space available on ''C:''** from time to time (remembering that you need space there for the system, system updates, what you store on your desktop, etc...) | * The applications will be installed by default on the ''C:'' disk. You may want to **check the free space available on ''C:''** from time to time (remembering that you need space there for the system, system updates, what you store on your desktop, etc...) | ||
* Some installers will let you choose where you want to install the programs | * Some installers will let you choose where you want to install the programs | ||
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* Some applications can be installed directly from the Microsoft Store but you will have to download and execute the installer for most of the applications listed below | * Some applications can be installed directly from the Microsoft Store but you will have to download and execute the installer for most of the applications listed below | ||
- | * You are probably running the 64bit version of Windows 10, so **download the 64bit version of the installers**! | + | |
+ | * You are probably running the 64bit version of Windows 10, so **download the 64bit version of the installers**, if you have to choose! | ||
* [[other:win10misc#accessing_the_list_of_installed_applications | * [[other:win10misc#accessing_the_list_of_installed_applications | ||
- | |List of installed applications]] | + | |Getting the list of installed applications]] |
===== Firefox and Thunderbird ===== | ===== Firefox and Thunderbird ===== | ||
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* [[https://www.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/new/|Firefox]] | * [[https://www.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/new/|Firefox]] | ||
* [[https://www.thunderbird.net/|Thunderbird]] | * [[https://www.thunderbird.net/|Thunderbird]] | ||
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+ | Once you have installed FF and/or TB, you should follow the instructions for moving and restoring FF and TB. You should probably even read these before moving to a new computer, if you want to restore the FF and TB settings you had | ||
+ | * [[other:firefox|FF settings]] | ||
+ | * [[other:thunderbird|TB settings]] | ||
===== Google Chrome ===== | ===== Google Chrome ===== | ||
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* Right click on the Start menu and select Powershell | * Right click on the Start menu and select Powershell | ||
* ''ssh user@server'' | * ''ssh user@server'' | ||
- | * need to investigate this a bit more (these [[https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/using-the-openssh-beta-in-windows-10-fall-creators-update-and-windows-server-1709/|1709 release beta features]] are now officially in Win10) | + | * It is still useful to install Putty, because this will allow you to configure sessions, and then connect very easily to other computers later |
+ | * If you have installed [[other:win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] on Windows 10, you can just open a terminal and type ''ssh server'' to connect to the server | ||
</WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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[[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY]] is a free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. | [[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY]] is a free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. | ||
- | * PuTTY is basically an //ssh client// that will allow you to connect to the LSCE servers with a very efficient text terminal (install [[other:win10apps#vcxsrv_windows_x_server|VcXsrv]] and select //Enable X11 forwarding// in PuTTY if you need to open graphical windows on the remote servers) | + | PuTTY is basically an //ssh client// that will allow you to connect to the LSCE servers with a very efficient text terminal (install [[other:win10apps#vcxsrv_windows_x_server|VcXsrv]] and select //Enable X11 forwarding// in PuTTY if you need to open graphical windows on the remote servers) |
- | * The best way to use PuTTY, is to use it with Pageant: | + | |
- | * Start Menu => Putty menu => Pageant (this will just put the Pageant icon in the rightmost part of the taskbar, the icon may even me masked) | + | Read the [[other:putty_conf|Configuring Putty]] page to learn the best way to use Putty |
- | * Right-click on the Pageant icon and choose: | + | |
- | * **New session** to define a new server you want to connect to | + | |
- | * Recommended settings: FIXME | + | |
- | * **Saved Sessions** to connect to a server | + | |
- | * **Add key** to select a private ssh key and type/store the matching pass phrase (if you have a private ssh key you generated on Linux, you need to convert it with Putty Menu => PuTTYgen) | + | |
- | * If you have installed WSL+Ubuntu, you can just open a terminal and type ''ssh server'' to connect to the server | + | |
===== WinSCP ===== | ===== WinSCP ===== | ||
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* When you are **on the LSCE network**, you should directly use [[other:win10config#creating_folder_shortcuts_on_the_desktop|local folders on the LSCE servers]] | * When you are **on the LSCE network**, you should directly use [[other:win10config#creating_folder_shortcuts_on_the_desktop|local folders on the LSCE servers]] | ||
* If you have installed **WSL+Ubuntu**, you can directly use ''scp'' from a terminal! | * If you have installed **WSL+Ubuntu**, you can directly use ''scp'' from a terminal! | ||
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+ | ===== Zotero ===== | ||
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+ | [[https://www.zotero.org/|Zotero]] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research | ||
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===== ownCloud ===== | ===== ownCloud ===== | ||
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===== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ===== | ===== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ===== | ||
- | Check the [[other:win10wsl|WSL]] page if you want to execute Ubuntu (or another Linux) on your Win10 computer | + | Check the [[other:win10wsl|WSL]] page if you want to **run Ubuntu** (or another Linux) **on your Win10 computer**!! |
===== More applications ===== | ===== More applications ===== |