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other:win7apps [2016/03/08 14:37] jypeter Changed the suggested cygwin mirror |
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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* 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 ==== | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | ===== HTTrack Website Copier ===== | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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