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- | ===== 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 | ||