Custom Software Settings - KineticTheory/Linux-HPC-Env GitHub Wiki

MikTex

  • Download from https://miktex.org/download
  • Fix proxy settings:
    • MikTeX Console -> Updates -> "Change..."
    • "Connection Settings..." button
    • Set proxy servers settings.
  • Settings -> Change -> set proxy server.
    • Perform update
    • Start TeXworks
      • Edit -> Preferences -> Typesetting
      • Add $DRACO/environment/latex (not sure this works, also set TEXINPUTS, BSTINPUTS, BIBINPUTS in environment variables).
      • Set Processing tools to "pdfLaTeX+MakeIndex+BibTeX
    • BIBINPUTS=c:\work\imcdoc.git\manuals\physics_manual;C:\work\imcdoc.git\bib;C:\work\draco\environment\bibfiles
    • TEXINPUTS=C:\work\imcdoc.git\sty;c:\work\draco\environment\latex
    • BSTINPUTS=C:\work\imcdoc.git\bib;C:\work\draco\environment\bibtex
    • (needed to run cmd and then run miktex-texworks.exe from cmd prompt?)

Outlook

  • Fix "red x for pictures"
    • Options -> Trust Center -> Settings -> Uncheck "don't download pictures..."
  • Misc fixes
    • Options -> Mail -> Spelling -> Ignore words/AutoCorrect fixes.
    • Options -> Mail -> Stationery -> uni-space font for plain text messages

PuTTY/Pageant

  • Create a shortcut to putty key loaded with pageant.
    • C:\Users\107638\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\SSH Agent.lnk
    • "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pageant.exe" C:\Users\107638\Documents\ssh\id_rsa.ppk
  • If using putty-cac to support PIV readers, use this launch command instead:
    • "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pageant.exe" -ignoreexpiredcerts -trustedcertsonly -savecertlist "C:\Users\107638\Documents\ssh\id_rsa.ppk"
    • After running pageant for the first time, you may need to press the "Add CAPI Cert" button.


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