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| * Right-click on ''X140'' and select ''Enabled'' | * Right-click on ''X140'' and select ''Enabled'' | ||
| * Note: if you need to quit the //X server//, you can right-click on the ''X'' icon, and then click on the //Display// number at the lower left (usually ''0'') and select ''Shut down'' | * Note: if you need to quit the //X server//, you can right-click on the ''X'' icon, and then click on the //Display// number at the lower left (usually ''0'') and select ''Shut down'' | ||
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| - | **Starting, configuring and exiting X410**: you can start X410 by clicking on it in the Windows Start Menu, or choose to [[https://token2shell.com/howto/x410/automatically-start-x410-on-login/|Automatically Start X410 on Login]] | ||
| - | * Note: nothing actually happens when you start X410, as it is just waiting to display graphics! You will just get a new **X** icon in the //hidden// icons of the taskbar. | ||
| - | * You can configure (and exit) X410 by right clicking on its **X** icon | ||
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| ===== Using an X server on an Apple computer ===== | ===== Using an X server on an Apple computer ===== | ||
| - | ===== Configuration on the remote machine ===== | + | ===== Configuration on the remote Linux server ===== |
| - | ==== If you are connecting with ssh ==== | + | ==== If you are connecting with ssh or PuTTY ==== |
| - | Nothing special to do if you are using [[other:ssh#using_an_x_server_to_display_graphics|"ssh -X" or "ssh -Y"]] | + | Nothing special to do, if you are using [[other:ssh#using_an_x_server_to_display_graphics|"ssh -X" or "ssh -Y"]] or ''PuTTY'' to connect to a remote Linux server |
| ==== 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 local graphics generated in WSL, you need to **define the ''DISPLAY'' variable** in your terminal: | + | * Local machine: your local **Windows computer**, where you have installed [[other:win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] |
| - | * //bash// shell: ''export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0'' | + | |
| - | * //tcsh// shell: ''setenv DISPLAY localhost:0.0'' | + | * **Remote server** : we consider 2 types of remote servers: |
| - | * You probably want to define the ''DISPLAY'' variable automatically in one of the shell configuration files | + | * an **actual remote server** |
| + | * The **WSL computer** running on a **virtual machine inside your local Windows computer**. This can be considered as a different and //remote// computer, even it is running on the local computer\\ You need your local //X server// to display graphics generated in WSL | ||
| + | * **define the ''DISPLAY'' variable** in the terminals used in WSL: | ||
| + | * //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
