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====== Installing and configuring an X server ====== | ====== Installing and configuring an X server ====== | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round tip 60%> | ||
+ | This detailed and easy-to-understand page will help you **set up things correctly on your own**, and help you **understand what you are doing** | ||
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+ | Or you can ask somebody to quickly configure everything for you, and keep on believing that things work by magic... | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
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===== What is an X server? ===== | ===== What is an X server? ===== | ||
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* An //X server// **is** basically a program running on your **local** computer that understands the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System_core_protocol|X Windows System protocol]] used by **Linux computers** (**local** computer, or **remote** Linux servers) to generate graphics, and that can //render// (i.e. display) the graphics generated **remotely** on your **local** computer | * An //X server// **is** basically a program running on your **local** computer that understands the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System_core_protocol|X Windows System protocol]] used by **Linux computers** (**local** computer, or **remote** Linux servers) to generate graphics, and that can //render// (i.e. display) the graphics generated **remotely** on your **local** computer | ||
+ | * This page will mention a //''DISPLAY'' variable// several times: the X server needs this in order to know **where to display the graphics**! | ||
===== What do we mean exactly with Local and Remote computers? ===== | ===== What do we mean exactly with Local and Remote computers? ===== | ||
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* ''xterm &'': the **recommended test application**. It will open a new terminal on the remote machine | * ''xterm &'': the **recommended test application**. It will open a new terminal on the remote machine | ||
* ''xeyes &'', ''xclock &'', ''gvim &'', ''gedit &'', ''eog &'', ''evince &'', ... : other //standard// applications, that may be installed (or not) | * ''xeyes &'', ''xclock &'', ''gvim &'', ''gedit &'', ''eog &'', ''evince &'', ... : other //standard// applications, that may be installed (or not) | ||
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+ | The test may fail, due to the [[other:x_conf#nothing_works|usually expected errors]] | ||
==== On a Linux computer ==== | ==== On a Linux computer ==== | ||