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other:win10apps [2019/05/14 12:10]
jypeter Improved the Backup section
other:win10apps [2019/10/02 15:33]
jypeter Improved things and added Zotero
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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 
 + 
 +  * 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 =====
 +
 +[[https://​www.zotero.org/​|Zotero]] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research
 +
  
 ===== 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 =====
other/win10apps.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/05 15:04 by jypeter