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'chris'
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‎02-10-2011 07:01 AM

‎02-10-2011 07:01 AM

start a GUI linux program under cygwin

hi

Howto start a GUI linux program under Cygwin?

http://www.cygwin.com/
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emha_1
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‎02-11-2011 12:14 AM

‎02-11-2011 12:14 AM

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Re: start a GUI linux program under cygwin

Hi,

quite simple:
- start cygwin shell session

- start X win session from within cygwin shell: startx

- if not already configured, allow access to X win session from remote host(s): xhost +

- open a session to machine you want to run GUI application from (telnet, ssh ...)

- set DISPLAY env variable pointing to the machine where cygwin X win session runs: export DISPLAY=:0

- start your GUI app: xclock


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