lmemsmI'm working on building the #Xorg server #XWin natively on #Windows using #MinGW. I have a 32 bit version that works fine and I'm attempting to get a 64 bit version built. I know there are a few other projects like #XMing and #VcXsrv that also have native builds of the Xorg server. I need XWin for work where I'm limited to using a Windows machine and trying to Xforward information to it. Is anyone else using XWin or interested in using an X server on Windows? #AskFedi
ferricoxideAdvantage of using work-specific VMs when using personal equipment for "work from home": when you're required to install work-specific software.
My company's partnering with another cloud asset-reporting vendor. Vendor needed us to set up an instantiation of their product in one of our #AWS accounts. The AWS account in question is configured to only allow access via VPN.
The #VPN software my company uses for that account is Tailscale. Didn't particularly feel like installing it to my (whole) laptop, so, I opted to install it into an EL9 #Linux VM (between PuTTY — I use PuTTY-CAC because I have projects that require me to be able to SmartCard passthrough — and VcXsrv
Why don't I use a work-supplied laptop for work tasks? I live in a very small house with not a lot of area — especially not to dedicate to work-specific hardware. So, I refused the work-issued laptop: while space was the primary driver of that refusal, it's also the fact that work normally issues MBPs …and I'm the opposite of a Mac fan (that said, they had offered to get me the PC of my choice running the OS of my choice, but that still leaves the "house too smol" problem to surmount).
At any rate, a locally-installed hypervisor allows me to get around the "how to keep work and personal separate" question.
#PuTTY
#VcXsrv
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