leizhengdeng: Run R GUI from server

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

1. install Xming
http://ncu.dl.sourceforge.net/project/xming/Xming/6.9.0.31/Xming-6-9-0-31-setup.exe
or
http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

2. install fonts
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/files/Xming-fonts/7.5.0.34/Xming-fonts-7-5-0-34-setup.exe
or
http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

3. run Xming with localhost:0

4. (1) if use SSH secure shell, edit profile,
enable X11 connection
(2) if use PuTTY, connection->ssh-> X11, enable X11, display location: localhost:0

5. go to ./R/bin, run R --gui=Tk

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