USING X-WIN32, Version 4.1.1

X-Windows is, as its name implies, a windowing system that is used by UNIX. X-Win32 is an emulator that is used with Microsoft Windows (capital ‘W’). That is, X-Win32 translates commands from the UNIX system into something that Windows can understand.

To create a new session:

  1. Go to Start->Programs->X-Win32->X-Util32
  2. Go to Sessions->New Session
  3. Choose a Session Name…. Something like eagle
  4. Connect using rexec
  5. For host name enter eagle.cs.unc.edu
  6. In Command, type xterm -ls -display $DISPLAY
  7. Leave the login and password blank.
  8. Save.

 

 

Once you have the session created:

  1. Go to Start->Programs->X-Win32 (to execute the program).
  2. You should see a blue ‘X’ in your taskbar. Click on it once and then go to Sessions->eagle
  3. Enter your login and password.
  4. Type exit from your UNIX account to quit.
  5. Click on the blue ‘X’ on your taskbar and choose Close to quit the X-Session.