Launch Xming server on local desktop (Windows)
Turn on X11 forwarding in putty.
(I did not have to set any local DISPLAY environment variables)
sudo yum install xorg-x11-xauth.x86_64 xorg-x11-server-utils.x86_64 xterm
I think I logged out and then ssh’d back in at this point (with X11 forwarding on).
Then I just did an “xterm”. That should open a new terminal window. From that you should be able to run commands that need to open new windows without having to set additional environment variables. The window took a bit to open. If it doesn’t pop up, look at your task bar to make sure it didn’t start minimized. I think that may be an Xming thing…
For a really slow browsing experience (or to run an installer that needs a web browser):
sudo yum install firefox
Then run firefox from the xterm….
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