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other:x_conf [2022/08/08 13:40] jypeter [If you are connecting with ssh] |
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| ===== Configuration on the remote Linux server ===== | ===== 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"]] to connect to a remote Linux server | + | 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: | + | 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 | ||
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/30 08:20 by jypeter
