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other:win7apps [2016/03/01 15:44]
jypeter Updated Samsung, added Malwarebytes
other:win7apps [2016/10/07 08:40]
jypeter Added VcXsrv
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     * from //Canopy Packages// (note: if you know that you have an academic license, but you only get //​Subscribe//​ instead of //Install// next to the packages available in Canopy Packages, just quit and restart Canopy): basemap, basemap_ld, cartopy, netCDF4     * from //Canopy Packages// (note: if you know that you have an academic license, but you only get //​Subscribe//​ instead of //Install// next to the packages available in Canopy Packages, just quit and restart Canopy): basemap, basemap_ld, cartopy, netCDF4
   * Click on //Updates NN// again, and install them, if some new updates are available   * Click on //Updates NN// again, and install them, if some new updates are available
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 +===== VcXsrv Windows X Server =====
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 +<note important>​VcXsrv is now pre-installed on your Windows machine instead of [[#​cywin-x|Cygwin-X]]. It should work more reliably with the LSCE servers, but does not provide all the resources of Cygwin-X. You may want to install Cygwin-X as well, in some special cases</​note>​
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 +Web & Download: http://​vcxsrv.sourceforge.net/​
  
 ===== Cygwin-X ===== ===== Cygwin-X =====
  
-<​note ​important>​Cygwin/​X ​should already ​be installed on your LSCE machine\\ This section covers the reinstallation/​update,​ or installation from scratch</​note>​+<​note ​warning>​Cygwin/​X ​used to be pre-installed on your LSCE machine ​but the connection with the asterixN servers in XDMCP mode became unreliable\\ The Windows machines now use [[#​vcxsrv_windows_x_server|VcXsrv]] but you may still need to install Cygwin-X in some special cases\\ This section covers the reinstallation/​update,​ or installation from scratch</​note>​
  
 Web & Download: http://​x.cygwin.com/​ Web & Download: http://​x.cygwin.com/​
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   * Select a scratch directory for downloading the installation packages\\ e.g. <​disk>:​\Scratch\<​your_login>​\CygwinX   * Select a scratch directory for downloading the installation packages\\ e.g. <​disk>:​\Scratch\<​your_login>​\CygwinX
   * Accept the //Direct Connection//​   * Accept the //Direct Connection//​
-  * Select a nearby mirror\\ e.g. http://​mirror.switch.ch+  * Select a nearby mirror\\ e.g. http://​mirror.easyname.at
   * The Select Packages window should start with the Category view. If this is not the case, click several times on the View button to select the Category view   * The Select Packages window should start with the Category view. If this is not the case, click several times on the View button to select the Category view
     * When you select a package, the dependencies will automatically be selected as well     * When you select a package, the dependencies will automatically be selected as well
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   * Click Next and accept the suggested extra packages (dependencies)   * Click Next and accept the suggested extra packages (dependencies)
   * Click Next and wait for the download and installation   * Click Next and wait for the download and installation
-    * Warning! If you get the //unable to extract /​usr/​bin/​cygwin1.dll//​ error message during the installation,​ open the task manager, go to the Processes tab, kill the //​cygserver//​ process, then click on //Retry//+    * Warning! If you get the //unable to extract /​usr/​bin/​cygwin1.dll//​ error message during the installation,​ open the task manager, go to the **Services** (not //Processes//) tab, kill the //​cygserver//​ process, then click on //Retry//
   * Accept the default icons creations and exit   * Accept the default icons creations and exit
  
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 ==== Configuring and using pageant ==== ==== Configuring and using pageant ====
 +
 +FIXME
  
 ==== Notes ==== ==== Notes ====
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 Web & Download: http://​www.nirsoft.net/​utils/​blue_screen_view.html Web & Download: http://​www.nirsoft.net/​utils/​blue_screen_view.html
 +
 +===== HTTrack Website Copier =====
 +
 +This utility makes it possible to download a web site for backup (e.g. HTML backup/​export of a Joomla web site) or offline usage
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 +Web & Download: http://​www.httrack.com/​page/​1/​en/​index.html
 +
  
 /* standard page footer */ /* standard page footer */
other/win7apps.txt · Last modified: 2018/03/13 14:18 by jypeter