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other:x_conf [2022/08/08 13:19] jypeter [If you are using WSL] Improved |
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| * Open a terminal and check that the ''DISPLAY'' environment variable is correctly defined on the local machine | * Open a terminal and check that the ''DISPLAY'' environment variable is correctly defined on the local machine | ||
| * Connect to the remote machine | * Connect to the remote machine | ||
| - | * Check that a (new) ''DISPLAY'' variable is defined on the remote machine | + | * Check that a (new) ''DISPLAY'' variable is automatically defined on the remote machine |
| * Check that you can start an application using graphics (e.g. ''xterm'') on the remote machine | * Check that you can start an application using graphics (e.g. ''xterm'') on the remote machine | ||
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| ==== On a Windows computer with PuTTY and an X server installed ==== | ==== On a Windows computer with PuTTY and an X server installed ==== | ||
| - | We assume here that [[other:putty_conf|PuTTY is already installed and configured]] | + | We assume here that [[other:putty_conf|PuTTY is already installed and configured]] and **correctly** configured (with ''Enable X11 forwarding'') |
| - | We just have to open a pre-configured //Session// on a remote server | + | We just have to open a pre-configured //PuTTY Session// on a remote server |
| <code>[Remote] $ hostname | <code>[Remote] $ hostname | ||
| name_of_the_remote_server | name_of_the_remote_server | ||
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| ==== OpenGL related settings ==== | ==== OpenGL related settings ==== | ||
| - | It's hard to know what the best OpenGL settings for your X server are: it depends on your local computer, the remote computer, the network speed, the application generating the graphics, the libraries' versions... | + | It's hard to know what the best //OpenGL// settings for your //X server// are: it depends on your local computer, the remote computer, the network speed, the application generating the graphics, the libraries' versions... |
| - | * If ''Native opengl'' is activated in VcXsrv, you //may// have to also use the following environment variable on the remote computer: ''export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1'' | + | * If ''Native opengl'' is activated in ''VcXsrv'', you //may// have to also use the following environment variable on the remote computer: ''export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1'' |
| * or maybe not! You can try to understand the [[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/1437/what-does-libgl-always-indirect-1-actually-do|What does LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 actually do?]] thread... | * or maybe not! You can try to understand the [[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/1437/what-does-libgl-always-indirect-1-actually-do|What does LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 actually do?]] thread... | ||
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/30 08:20 by jypeter
