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| ==== If you are using WSL ==== | ==== If you are using WSL ==== | ||
| - | * Local machine: your local **Windows computer**, where you have installed [[other:win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] | + | You need to know what you consider as the //Local machine//, and what is the //Remote server// |
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| + | * **Local machine**: your local **Windows computer**, where you have installed [[other:win10wsl|WSL+Ubuntu]] | ||
| * **Remote server** : we consider 2 types of remote servers: | * **Remote server** : we consider 2 types of remote servers: | ||
| * an **actual remote server** | * 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 | * 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: | + | * **Define the ''DISPLAY'' variable** in the terminals used in WSL: |
| * //bash// shell: ''export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0'' | * //bash// shell: ''export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0'' | ||
| * //tcsh// shell: ''setenv DISPLAY localhost:0.0'' | * //tcsh// shell: ''setenv DISPLAY localhost:0.0'' | ||
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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] | ||
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| + | [Remote] $ echo $DISPLAY | ||
| + | localhost:22.0 | ||
| + | [Remote] $ xterm</code> | ||
| ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/30 08:20 by jypeter
