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Enable glx between mac client and linux server
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glx.bash
#!/bin/bash
# on macOS, enable indirect opengl vi xquartz
defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 enable_iglx -bool true
# ssh to linux server with x forwarding, and start an opengl app
ssh -X user@linux_server
glxgears
# note that using indirect rendering (which is the case when going over ssh), xquartz only supports up to opengl 1.4
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