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Re: Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server
- From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare at pacific dot net dot sg>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:31:23 +0800
- Subject: Re: Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server
- References: <000e01c8330d$a478f100$0a00a8c0@stso.mc.xerox.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Hi,
jose isaias cabrera wrote:
I am trying to connect to a Gentoo X Server and it is connecting, but I
don't seem to be able to open an xterm. All I get is a full screen
without anything. I am running this command:
I did this for years using FreeBSD as the server. No problems.
XWin -query d-tuxedo
Ok, I used the startup script provided by cygwin to start the local X
server and then connected to the FreeBSD machine.
Did you set the DISPLAY variable properly on the Linux box?
Erich
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