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Run Linux X apps on Windows
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Run X apps on Windows

Two methods - either through WSL, or through SSH with cygwin/git bash/mingw.

Both require an X server

Easiest so far to install is VcXsrv through chocolatey

  1. Install chocolatey https://chocolatey.org/install
  2. Install vcxsrv: choco install vcxsrv -y
  3. Run XLaunch

SSH - run a remote X app

Install a nix shell environment - Git Bash, MinGW, Cygwin are the most common.

Then set export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 in your Windows bash environment (.bashrc)

Run ssh -Y user@host [command] and the application should display on your local Windows

WSL - run a local X app

  1. Activate WSL
  2. Set export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 in your environment
  3. Run the GUI application from the command line.
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