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other:x_conf [2022/08/08 13:07]
jypeter [Using an X server on Linux]
other:x_conf [2022/08/08 13:19]
jypeter [If you are using WSL] Improved
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 ==== If you are connecting with ssh ==== ==== If you are connecting with ssh ====
  
-Nothing special to do!+Nothing special to do if you are using [[other:​ssh#​using_an_x_server_to_display_graphics|"​ssh -X" or "ssh -Y"]]
  
 ==== If you are using WSL ==== ==== If you are using WSL ====
  
-If you have installed [[other:​win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] on your local machine, and you need your X server to display graphics generated in WSL, you need to define the DISPLAY variable: ''​export DISPLAY=localhost:​0.0''​+If you have installed [[other:​win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] on your local machine, and you need your //X server// to display ​local graphics generated in WSL, you need to **define the ''​DISPLAY'' ​variable** in your terminal: 
 +  * //bash// shell: ''​export DISPLAY=localhost:​0.0''​ 
 +  * //tcsh// shell: ''​setenv DISPLAY localhost:​0.0''​ 
 +  * You probably want to define the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable automatically in one of the shell configuration files
  
  
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/30 08:20 by jypeter