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jypeter [Backup software]
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 ====== Installing extra applications for Windows 10 ====== ====== Installing extra applications for Windows 10 ======
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 +[[other:​index#​windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]]
  
 ===== Misc notes ===== ===== Misc notes =====
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 ==== Snip & Sketch ==== ==== Snip & Sketch ====
  
-For simple screenshots and/or annotating images, you can launch the preinstalled [[https://www.microsoft.com/​en-us/​p/​snip-sketch/​9mz95kl8mr0l|Snip & Sketch]] (//Capture d'​écran ​et croquis//) tool from the Start menu+French ​: //Outil Capture d'​écran//​
  
-  * Shortcut for taking a screenshot: ''​Win''​ + ''​Shift''​ + ''​S''​+For simple screenshots and/or annotating images, you can launch the preinstalled [[https://​www.microsoft.com/​en-us/​p/​snip-sketch/​9mz95kl8mr0l|Snip & Sketch]] (//Capture d'écran et croquis//) tool from the Start menu
  
 +  * Shortcut for taking a screenshot (and annotating it): ''​Win''​ + ''​Shift''​ + ''​S''​
 +  * You can only annotate (and save) the screenshot you have just taken. You can't open (and annotate) an existing image file
 ==== Autodesk SketchBook ==== ==== Autodesk SketchBook ====
  
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 Note: [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​List_of_backup_software|List of backup software]] (wikipedia) Note: [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​List_of_backup_software|List of backup software]] (wikipedia)
  
-==== SyncBackFree ​====+==== SyncBack ​====
  
-The [[https://​www.2brightsparks.com/​|SyncBack]] family of products **backup, synchronize,​ and restore data files**.+You can use the [[https://​www.2brightsparks.com/​|SyncBack]] family of products ​to **backup, synchronize,​ and restore data files**
 + 
 +The //​SyncBack**Free**//​ version should be enough for **easily mirroring directories,​ or groups of directory to an external disk**, but you can compare the features available in SyncBack**Pro**,​ SyncBack**SE** and SyncBack**Free**: ​ [[https://​www.2brightsparks.com/​syncback/​compare-simple.html|summary comparison]] and [[https://​www.2brightsparks.com/​syncback/​compare.html|full comparison]]. 
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 +It is very important to backup your work regularly. <wrap hi>Check the [[other:​win10_syncback|Using SyncBack]] page for more details</​wrap>​.
  
-The //​SyncBack**Free**//​ version should be enough for **easily mirroring directories,​ or groups of directory to an external disk**, but you can compare the features available in SyncBack**Pro**,​ SyncBack**SE** and SyncBack**Free**: ​ [[https://​www.2brightsparks.com/​syncback/​compare-simple.html|summary comparison]] and [[https://​www.2brightsparks.com/​syncback/​compare.html|full comparison]] 
  
 ==== Macrium Reflect ==== ==== Macrium Reflect ====
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 ===== PuTTY & Pageant ===== ===== PuTTY & Pageant =====
  
-<WRAP center round tip 60%>+[[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.
  
-If Putty is not installed, you can directly ​use the ''​ssh''​ provided with Windows ​10! +In other words, **PuTTY ​is an easy to use //ssh client// for Windows** ​that will allow you to connect to the LSCE servers with very efficient text terminal
-  ​Right click on the Start menu and select Powershell +
-  ​''​ssh user@server''​ +
-  * 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 center round tip 60%>
  
-[[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY]] is a free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows ​and Unix platformsalong with an xterm terminal ​emulator.+If you hare in a hurry and PuTTY is not installed yet, you can directly use the ''​ssh''​ provided with Windows 10! 
 +  * Right click on the ''​Start''​ menu and select ''​Powershell''​ 
 +  * Type ''​ssh user@server''​ 
 +  * It is still useful to install Putty, because this will allow you to configure sessions, and then connect very easily to other computers later. And use efficient ​//copy//-//paste//! 
 +  * If you have installed [[other:​win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] on Windows ​10you can just open a terminal ​and type ''​ssh user@server''​ to connect to the server 
 +</​WRAP>​
  
-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)+<wrap hi>Read the [[other:​putty_conf|Installing and configuring Putty]] page</wrap> ​to learn the best way to use Putty (and [[other:​win10apps#​vcxsrv_windows_x_server|VcXsrv]] if you have to display remote ​graphical windows)
  
-Read the [[other:putty_conf|Configuring Putty]] page to learn the best way to use Putty+You should probably also have a look at the [[other:ssh|understanding and using ssh correctly]] if you want to understand basic ssh options, and how PuTTY and VcXsrv interact
  
  
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   * You can use WinSCP to transfer files between your computer and [[other:​newppl:​starting#​accessing_the_lsce_servers_from_outside_the_lsce|ssh1]] when you are **outside LSCE**.   * You can use WinSCP to transfer files between your computer and [[other:​newppl:​starting#​accessing_the_lsce_servers_from_outside_the_lsce|ssh1]] when you are **outside LSCE**.
     * 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 ​[[other:​win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]], you can directly use [[other:​ssh#​copying_files_with_scp|scp]] from a terminal!
  
 ===== Zotero ===== ===== Zotero =====
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 ===== VcXsrv Windows X Server ===== ===== VcXsrv Windows X Server =====
  
-<WRAP center round important 60%> +Check the [[other:win10wsl#installing_an_x_server|VcXrv ​installation and configuration ​section]] ​on the WSL+Ubuntu page
-Once VcXsrv is installed (see below), follow the [[other:​win10misc#​vcxsrv_x_server|VcXsrv on Win10 extra steps]] to solve the resolution problems (blurry text, etc...) +
-</​WRAP>​ +
- +
-Check the [[other:win7apps#vcxsrv_windows_x_server|Win7 VcXrv section]]+
  
 ===== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ===== ===== Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) =====
other/win10apps.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/05 15:04 by jypeter