More Xming Differences

Now that we have seen how to forward X applications over to Windows from Linux, let's look little bit further into Xming.

Keep in mind the 2 main differences when using Xming:

When using 'multiwindow' (I.E Multiple windows option in xlaunch) programs will appear as if they are Window programs. What's great is that you can copy/paste between both!
I've also noted that the performance is really quick and responsive for apps like Firefox. The downside here, of coure, is that you don't not have a "full" X environment.




(Make sure you save your config file regardless of which option you choose to launch your saved session easily.)

For the other options you can have a full X desktop and start up KDE or other window managers. The downside here is that you can not easily copy and paste to your other Windows (non-Linux) applications as neither really know about each other.

Also keep in mind this method will be slower than being at the console (a few seconds' delay in my experince at times for certain window managers), so keep your PCs as close together as possible net-work wise and don't run too many other competing applications, and consider using a faster, lighter-weight window manager like xfce.

Here's a screenshot of a full X environment (kubuntu) that's running in full desktop mode. (NOTE: I actually grabbed a screenshot from my Windows workstation).



Cool, huh?