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--- other:win7apps [2016/03/08 15:37] – Changed the suggested cygwin mirror jypeter
+++ other:win7apps [2016/10/07 11:57] – Added more VcXsrv notes jypeter
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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
   * Click on //Updates NN// again, and install them, if some new updates are available
+===== VcXsrv Windows X Server =====
+<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>
+Web & Download: http://vcxsrv.sourceforge.net/
+==== Setup ====
+  * Start //XLaunch// to configure VcXsrv
+  * Select //One large window//, then //Next//
+  * Select //Open session via XDMCP//, then //Next//
+  * Select //Connect to host **asterix**// and //Terminate on server reset//, then //Next//
+  * Use the settings specified below, then //Next//
+    * Select //Clipboard//
+    * **Unselect** //Native opengl//, unless you know what you are doing!
+      * FIXME We should try to keep it selected and check if ''glxgears'' works correctly, with and without setting the ''LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT'' environment variable
+  * Click on //Save configuration// to save the settings on the Windows desktop (e.g //asterix_VcXsrv.xlaunch//), then //Finish//. VcXsrv will automatically start.\\ The next time you want to start VcXsrv, just click on the //asterix_VcXsrv.xlaunch// file that you have saved on your desktop
+==== Notes ====
+  * Once you have started VcXsrv and logged in with you account on one of the asterix servers, it is highly suggested to **activate the windows wireframe moving mode** by typing:\\ ''gconftool-2 –set /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources –type bool true''
+  * If you just need to run an //X server// (instead of using XDMCP), e.g. when you are outside LSCE, just start //VcXsrv// from the Windows Start Menu
 ===== 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/
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   * Click Next and accept the suggested extra packages (dependencies)
   * 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
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   * Select a name for the shorcut: //Asterix64//, //Asterix//, etc...
-Once you have started Cygwin and logged in with you account on one of the asterix servers, it is highly suggested to activate the windows wireframe moving mode by typing:\\ ''gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources --type bool true''
+Once you have started Cygwin and logged in with you account on one of the asterix servers, it is highly suggested to **activate the windows wireframe moving mode by typing**:\\ ''gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources --type bool true''
 ==== Trying to have Cygwin-X work faster on Win7+Intel HDxxx cards ====
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 ==== Configuring and using pageant ====
+FIXME
 ==== Notes ====
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 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
+Web & Download: http://www.httrack.com/page/1/en/index.html
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