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other:x_conf [2022/08/08 13:32]
jypeter [Installing x410] Removed old instructions
other:x_conf [2022/08/08 14:57]
jypeter [On a Windows computer with WSL+Linux and an X server installed] Improved
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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 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 =====
  
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/30 08:20 by jypeter