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Commit c946e286 authored by Adam Caprez's avatar Adam Caprez
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Fix OS X instructions and increase header sizes.

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##### If you are connecting to HCC clusters via a PC running Windows, please take the following steps to setup X11 forwarding.
### If you are connecting to HCC clusters via a PC running Windows, please take the following steps to setup X11 forwarding.
1. Download Xming to your local PC and install. Download
link: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/xming/Xming/6.9.0.31/Xming-6-9-0-31-setup.exe
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6. Close the xeyes application by "Ctrl + c" from the terminal or click
the close button on the up-right corner of the graphical window.
##### If you are connecting to HCC clusters via a Macintosh, please take the following steps to setup X11 forwarding.
### If you are connecting to HCC clusters via a Macintosh, please take the following steps to setup X11 forwarding.
- Check the OS version on your Mac, if it's below 10.8., you can simply type `ssh -Y username@hostname` in your terminal to login.
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click the close button on the up-left corner of the graphical
window.
##### If you are connecting to HCC clusters via a Linux laptop, please take the following steps to setup X11 forwarding.
### If you are connecting to HCC clusters via a Linux laptop, please take the following steps to setup X11 forwarding.
1. Open the remote client terminal.
2. Type `ssh -Y username@hostname`" in your terminal to login.
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4. Close the xeyes application by "Ctrl + c" from the terminal or click
the close button on the up-right corner of the graphical window.
#### Special note about Indirect GLX
### Special note about Indirect GLX
If you are using OS X or Linux, you may need to re-enable indirect GLX (IGLX) in order for
the GUI application to run properly. IGLX was disabled for security reasons starting with
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To re-enable IGLX, use the follwing instructions:
##### OS X
#### OS X
Open a terminal on your Mac, and run the following command:
{{% panel theme="info" header="Enable ILGX on OS X" %}}
{{< highlight bash >}}
$ defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 enable_iglx -bool true
$ sudo defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 enable_iglx -bool true
{{< /highlight >}}
{{% /panel %}}
##### Linux
Log out or restart your Mac for the changes to take effect.
#### Linux
You will need to create a small Xorg configuration file. This requires `root` access, so
run commands with care.
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