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5 years ago
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Adam Caprez
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Fix OS X instructions and increase header sizes.
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weight = "35"
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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.
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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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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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