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== Introduction ==
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X11 is a program provided with Macintosh computers that allows one total X Window System implementation for running X11-based applications.   
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'''X11R6''' is a program provided with Macintosh computers that allows one total X Window System implementation for running X11-based applications.   
  
 
== Usage at Duke ==
 
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== How to ==
 
== How to ==
In order to connect to a computer remotely, simply start up X11 (which may need to be installed off the OS X install disk), and type: ssh -Y NetId@ComputerName.oit.duke.edu  
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In order to connect to a computer remotely, simply start up X11 (which may need to be installed off the OS X install disk), and type:  
 
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Where "NetId" is your Duke Net ID, and "ComputerName" represents a linux computer at Duke:
 
Where "NetId" is your Duke Net ID, and "ComputerName" represents a linux computer at Duke:
 
* Carr: carr##.oit.duke.edu (## = 1 to 16)
 
* Carr: carr##.oit.duke.edu (## = 1 to 16)
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* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/ Apple's Page for X11]
 
* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/ Apple's Page for X11]
 
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~uitspubs/b017/ Basic Unix/Linux Commands]
 
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~uitspubs/b017/ Basic Unix/Linux Commands]
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Revision as of 14:39, 26 August 2006

X11R6
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X11R6 is a program provided with Macintosh computers that allows one total X Window System implementation for running X11-based applications.

Usage at Duke

The majority of Duke students use X11 to remotely access Linux machines in order to use university owned programs such as Matlab.

How to

In order to connect to a computer remotely, simply start up X11 (which may need to be installed off the OS X install disk), and type:

ssh -Y NetId@ComputerName.oit.duke.edu

Where "NetId" is your Duke Net ID, and "ComputerName" represents a linux computer at Duke:

  • Carr: carr##.oit.duke.edu (## = 1 to 16)
  • Hudson: hudson##.oit.duke.edu (## = 1 to 21)
  • Soc-Psych: soc##.oit.duke.edu (## = 1 to 16)
  • Teer: teer##.oit.duke.edu (## = 1 to 45)

You should be prompted to answer yes or no to a question if it is the first time you are connecting to a computer, followed by your Net ID password. Then, you should be able to use the X11 terminal just like a Linux terminal. The "-Y" means you are initiating a trusted connection, which is necessary for using graphical applications (gimp, matlab, gnobots2, etc.).

Once you have done this once, all you have to type the next time you startup X11 is "!ssh", which will automatically remember the last address you connected to.

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