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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 doif 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+You need to know what you consider as the //Local machine//, and what is the //Remote server// 
-  * //bash// shell: ''​export DISPLAY=localhost:​0.0''​ + 
-  * //tcsh// shell: ''​setenv DISPLAY localhost:​0.0''​ +  * **Local machine**: your local **Windows computer**, where you have installed [[other:​win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] 
-  * You probably want to define the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable automatically in one of the shell configuration files+ 
 +  * **Remote server** : we consider 2 types of remote servers: 
 +    * 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
  
  
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 ==== On a Windows computer with WSL+Linux and an X server installed ==== ==== On a Windows computer with WSL+Linux and an X server installed ====
  
 +We assume that [[other:​win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] is installed and that the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable is [[other:​x_conf#​if_you_are_using_wsl|configured correctly]]
  
-  * FIXME ''​export DISPLAY=localhost:​0.0''​+Open a WSL terminal (you should know how, if you have installed WSL) and type some basic commands
  
 +<​code>​[Local WSL] $ hostname
 +name_of_your_local_machine
 +[Local WSL] $ echo $DISPLAY
 +localhost:​0.0
 +[Local WSL] $ xterm
  
 +[Local WSL] $ ssh -X some_login@some_remote_server
 +[some connection information skipped here]
 +
 +[Remote] $ echo $DISPLAY
 +localhost:​22.0
 +[Remote] $ xterm</​code>​
 ===== Troubleshooting ===== ===== Troubleshooting =====
  
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   * Have you configured [[other:​putty_conf|PuTTY]] and/or other required applications correctly ?   * Have you configured [[other:​putty_conf|PuTTY]] and/or other required applications correctly ?
   * Is the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable defined correctly on the local and remote computer?   * Is the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable defined correctly on the local and remote computer?
 +
 +=== When DISPLAY is not defined correctly ===
 +
 +If the ''​DISPLAY''​ **variable is not defined (correctly)**,​ you will get a ''​Can'​t open display: //[NO VALUE DISPLAYED HERE]//''​ error
 +
 +<​code>​$ xterm &
 +$ xterm: Xt error: Can't open display:
 +xterm: DISPLAY is not set
 +$ echo $DISPLAY
 +
 +</​code>​
 +
 +=== When there is no X server running ===
 +
 +If the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable is defined, but there is **no X server**, you will get a ''​Can'​t open display: localhost://​[SOME VALUE]//''​ error\\ <​code>​$ xterm &
 +$ connect localhost port 6000: Connection refused
 +xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:​12.0</​code>​
 ==== OpenGL related settings ==== ==== OpenGL related settings ====
  
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/30 08:20 by jypeter