Connecting from Windows using the linux emulator

Owned by Luca Rizzi
Jul 19, 2020
1 min read

Interesting tip from an observer

Instructions

 

  1. Windows has a built in “windows subsystem for linux” (Ubuntu linux). You can install this for free from the Windows store.

  2. Install VNCViewer from the internet (for Windows).

  3. Open the Ubuntu terminal. Follow the install instructions on RemoteObserving.

  4. sudo apt-get install vncviewer (actually maybe this didn’t work)

  5. Make ssh keys in Windows and put them into linux using:

  6. sudo mount -t drvfs C: /mnt/c -o metadata (this step may or may not be necessary)

  7. cp -r /mnt/c/Users/nsabr/.ssh ~/.ssh && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/ssh_key

  8. ./start_keck_viewers osiris2 (or whatever account). The script will complete, but no VNC windows will open.

  9. Open Windows VNCviewer and connect to localhost:5901 (or whatever the ports are).

  10. You should be prompted for the VNC password.