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Old 03-31-2009
Ubuntu, emacs, vista help

Folks,
I need some help!

Please understand that I have searched and read tons of how-to's and other documents in researching this and getting Putty, Cygwin, and emacs running on the Vista machine.

I have a Ubuntu headless server i am trying to configure as my gateway system for the house network. My main workstation is a VISTA windows box. I have installed X-windows - Cygwin and Cygwin-x, Putty and emacs on the vista machine.

I need to edit configuration files on the Ubuntu box, using emacs with the display on the vista machine. I can use putty to log into the ubuntu box but I don't know the command to get emacs to load a file from the ubuntu box.

Please provide as detailed as possible directions. I am just getting back into UNIX after 10 years of windows only. I know that I used to do this all the time back in my graduate days, but can't seem to get it working now. I can use emacs to edit files on the local vista box fine. I can use Putty to log into the ubuntu console. That leads me to believe that the parts are all working, I just don't know how to tell them what exactly to do....

Please assume total ignorance on my part in providing directions.
pointers to good documentation is always welcome, what a wonderfull learning exercise this is becoming....
-jeff
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Old 04-01-2009
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Originally Posted by poundjd
I can use putty to log into the ubuntu box but I don't know the command to get emacs to load a file from the ubuntu box.
You can't, except if the file you want to edit is somehow shared across the network. It's probably easier to install emacs on the Ubuntu machine, and edit it there, eg.
Code:
$ sudo aptitude install emacs
$ sudo emacs /etc/apt/sources.list

Quote:
Originally Posted by poundjd
I am just getting back into UNIX after 10 years of windows only.
Welcome back!
# 3  
Old 04-02-2009
Thanks for the reply.

The ubuntu box is headless, Where the emacs code runs is not an Issue, but where it is displayed is. The only display I have is on the VISTA machine. So How can I edit the a file on the Ubuntu machine with the display on the VISTA machine.

Getting back to Unix is providing me with tons chances to learn new things....
-jeff

Last edited by poundjd; 04-02-2009 at 08:21 PM..
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Old 04-03-2009
Use PuTTY to connect, and run Emacs. If you, however, mean how to run Emacs using it's graphical display (instead of the text-mode), run PuTTY and look in the options for the connection for "X11 forwarding". That way all X11 (=graphical) connections will be tunneled through the SSH connection to your local X11 server.
 
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