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 ===== Testing ===== ===== Testing =====
 +
 +The idea is to:
 +  * Open a terminal and check that the ''​DISPLAY''​ environment variable is correctly defined on the local machine
 +  * Connect to the remote machine
 +  * Check that a (new) ''​DISPLAY''​ variable is defined on the remote machine
 +  * Check that you can start an application using graphics (e.g. ''​xterm''​) on the remote machine
 +
 +==== On a Linux computer ====
 +
 +Some basic commands in a terminal
 +
 +<​code>​[Local] $ hostname
 +name_of_your_local_machine
 +
 +[Local] $ echo $DISPLAY
 +:0
 +
 +[Local] $ ssh -X some_login@some_remote_server
 +[some connection information skipped here]
 +
 +[Remote] $ hostname
 +name_of_the_remote_server
 +
 +[Remote] $ echo $DISPLAY
 +localhost:​20.0
 +
 +[Remote] $ xterm</​code>​
 +
 +==== On a Windows computer with only an X server installed ====
 +
 +Some basic commands in a ''​Powershell''​ (''​Start''​ => ''​Windows Powershell''​ => ''​Windows Powershell''​)
 +
 +<​code>​PS C:\> $env:​computername
 +name_of_your_local_machine
 +
 +PS C:\> $env:​DISPLAY
 +PS C:\> $env:​DISPLAY="​localhost:​0"​
 +PS C:\> $env:​DISPLAY
 +localhost:0
 +
 +PS C:\> ssh -Y some_login@some_remote_server
 +Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
 +[some connection information skipped here]
 +
 +[Remote] $ hostname
 +name_of_the_remote_server
 +
 +[Remote] $ echo $DISPLAY
 +localhost:​19.0
 +
 +[Remote] $ xterm</​code>​
  
   * Check the machine name, and check if the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable is defined   * Check the machine name, and check if the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable is defined
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2024/07/10 08:54 by jypeter