RE: Getting Windows GUI applications to work

I tried CopSSH and it has the same problem; I guess I'll have to go back
to using the full Cygwin installation...

 

- Kyle

 

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Herr,
Stephen
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 12:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Getting Windows GUI applications to work

 

Kyle,

 

OpenSSH for Windows was the same as SSH on Cygwin 2 or 3 years

ago.  OpenSSH for Windows has not been improved in quite a while.

The Cygwin solution is the most direct way but the copSSH solution

is basically the same but has the advantage of an installer that wraps

all the necessary Cygwin stuff in one package without all the decision 

making and all the individual configuration steps.  It sets up a couple

of very handy scripts to add, remove and configure various parts of the

ssh(d) environment.  I would give copSSH a whirl and see if it meets 

your needs before continuing on down the OpenSSH for Windows 

path.  Why start on a dead branch when there is an actively supported

branch that is very up to date relative to the original OpenSSH in the 

BSD world.

 

Stephen

Stephen A. Herr 
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>  

 

 

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kyle
Getz
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1614
To: [email protected]
Subject: Getting Windows GUI applications to work

Hi everyone,

 

I'm trying to execute Windows GUI applications through SSH but I'm
running into some problems. 
 
Here's what happens on a Windows XP machine running OpenSSH for Windows:

 
1. I open a Remote Desktop session to the machine. 
2. I also log into the machine via PuTTY. 
3. After logging in, I run "calc" via PuTTY. I am immediately returned
to the prompt. 
4. When I look at the Task Manager (through Remote Desktop), I see
calc.exe, but there is no window. 
 
 
Here's what happens on a different Windows XP machine running sshd
through Cygwin: 
 
1. I open a Remote Desktop session to the machine. 
2. I also log into the machine via PuTTY. 
3. After logging in, I run "calc" via PuTTY. I am not returned to the
prompt. 
4. In the Remote Desktop window, I see the calculator window pop up. 
5. I close the calculator window (through Remote Desktop), and I am
returned to the prompt in my PuTTY window. 
 
 
Obviously, I want the latter behavior, but I want it to work with
OpenSSH for Windows. Does anyone know what I need to do?

 

- Kyle Getz

 

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