What?

This process allows you to run a gnome-terminal from a remote linux box on your windows desktop instead of using putty.

Why?

Simple: gnome-terminal has better tabbing features and is all around more friendly to use than multiple PuTTy windows.

How?

1. Download Xming

Pretty straight forward. You can get it here: Xming

2. Install Xming

Also pretty straightforward. The free version of Xming works really well, but if you truly enjoy this, you may consider paying them for their WELL advanced pay version. Do NOT check the box to launch XLaunch.

3. Set up an Xlaunch Profile

Choose Multiple=

Select multiple windows and make sure Display number says 0.

Click next.

4. Start no client

Choose start no client

Choose start no client. Click next.

5. Screen 3

Follow the written description

Leave the clipboard checked. I needed to check ‘No Access Control’ because I am using a separate computer. If you’re connecting to a VM using NAT networking, do not check this.

Under additional options, I added ‘-dpi 100′ to fix some font issues

6. EXPORT DISPLAY

On your linux client, type the following ‘EXPORT DISPLAY=x.x.x.x:0.0′ where x.x.x.x is your Window’s IP address.

Typing echo $DISPLAY should return something along the lines of: 192.168.1.106:0.0

7. Run Xlaunch

Run your custom Xlaunch profile and make sure the icon appears in your windows taskbar.

8. Gnome-Terminal

Run gnome-terminal on your linux box and it should pop up in windows!