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How to make Putty do the equivalent of "ssh -X"?

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Mar 15, 202671340 views
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I want to connect to a Linux server from my Windows 7 desktop. I can successfully ssh in, but I want the equivalent of "ssh -X", so that I can open GUI programs and actually see them.

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Fix for: How to make Putty do the equivalent of "ssh -X"?

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You can enable X11 Forwarding in Putty's configuration. In the menu on the left, find the Connection tree. In SSH, expand it and you will see Tunnels window. Click "Enable X11 forwarding". It is setting the default to X display at "localhost:0". Of …

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