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other:x_conf [2022/08/08 14:44]
jypeter [If you are using WSL]
other:x_conf [2022/08/08 15:49]
jypeter [Nothing works!] Improved
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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 $DISPLAY
 +
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Make sure that you are using ''​ssh -X''​ or ''​ssh -Y'',​ or that [[other:​putty_conf#​changing_some_useful_settings|PuTTY is configured]] with ''​Enable X11 forwarding''​
 +
 +=== When there is no X server running ===
 +
 +If the ''​DISPLAY''​ variable is defined, but there is **no X server**, you will get a ''​Can'​t open display: localhost://​[SOME VALUE]//''​ error\\ <​code>​$ xterm &
 +$ connect localhost port 6000: Connection refused
 +xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:​12.0</​code>​
 +
 +Time to [[other:​x_conf|read this page again]]...
 ==== OpenGL related settings ==== ==== OpenGL related settings ====
  
other/x_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/30 08:20 by jypeter