Arguably, Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers do not get enough posts here. One of the drawbacks for some of us is that Linux support for PICs is not very well known. The information is out there ...

How to connect to and from Windows 7 and Linux ... Start | All Programs | TightVNC | TightVNC Viewer. When this new window opens you will need to enter the IP address with the port 5901 included.