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Where are Space and BackSpace defined?
I would like to put the right-arrow key on Ctrl-Space and Ctrl-BackSpace to see if that is comfortable for keeping me on / close to home row when I'm not in VIM. Here is the top stanza of my ...
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X Window Server for running GUI tools
We are a software shop that writes a lot of Java code. Most of our Java app servers are CentOS boxes hosted at a remote data center.
Whenever we need to get into those machines and sift around we ...
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Where can a put permanent display settings that adapt to a second monitor?
I have installed Linux Mint 12 on my laptop. Much of the time the laptop is connected to a 21 in. monitor which becomes the primary screen. Other times, I'm on the road with just the LCD, and yet ...
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how to install xorg-fonts-75dpi properly for xboard?
I am trying to compile xboard but when I tried to run it I got the error
xboard: no fonts match pattern -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
I googled a bit and found out that ...
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Leave xterm open after task is complete
I have an automated test that I run with the xterm -e command:
xterm -e RunMyTests
At the end of the test-run, it prints out a summary of the results and some statistics to stdout.
I'd like to ...
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What is Arch Linux's default terminal?
Using the command echo $TERM, I get the output 'xterm'. However, I have not done anything to install the X Windowing System, and as far as I know, Xterm cannot run without it, and Arch does not ...
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SSH Connect to Existing Gvim Window
From what I understand, gvim is an X-window application, so it's possible to start the application remotely and be connected to the window via SSH. Is it possible to connect to an existing gvim window ...
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Legacy X application on KDE4: Not raising windows to front
I run a curent Linux with a KDE4 desktop (OpenSuse 11.4). For my daily work I run a legacy X application from 1999. (No, the there is no way to update this closed source application.)
Running in a ...
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How can I get XWin to start as a Windows service?
I'm running Cygwin on Windows XP. I want XWin to start as a Windows service. How can I configure this?
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How do I start X-window applications in a specific server?
I want to start a x-window application on a server named "server1". First I start X server, then on xterm I do:
$ssh -Y server1
shell says:
The authenticity of host 'server1 (10.11.93.232)' can't ...
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Ubuntu experience feels sluggish on modern hardware
I've installed Ubuntu on my home workstation (HP Z400 with ATI Radeon HD 5800). At the mercy of the prompt, I agreed to installing the ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver. One would think that ...
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What happens if a monitor's refresh rate is different to X's refresh rate?
I have a dual-screen system running on CentOS Linux using two industrial grade LCD touch screens. I currently have the following line set in my xorg.conf under the "Display" subsection of the Screen ...
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Can I somehow tell an X-program (xterm, xclipboard, firefox) where and at which dimensions it should start up?
Every morning I usually start working with Cygwin like this: First I start Xming. Then I open a cygwin text-console (the one which looks like a dos-box). Then I start two xterms, and from the xterms I ...
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Multiple GPUs in Linux - how to specify which GPU runs X windows
I have been running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 on a system with a GTX 480. Recently I added a 3GB GTX 580, as my CUDA application requires more memory than I have on the 480. Due to space issues in ...
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How to tunnel Linux X-Windows over the internet?
I'd like to display GUI apps running on one Linux box on another machine.
I already do this with local machines, but how to do this over the internet?
Update: I'm already using ssh to access the ...
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startx script commandline to start VirtualBox VM on separate X server
I am trying to start a VirtualBox VM on a separate X screen (in fullscreen) so I can switch between Linux and Windows XP by doing Ctrl + Alt + F<.
I am basically trying to do something like this:
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How does “Drag and Drop” work in the X window system on Linux?
I'm an old-school dinosaur, and I'd like to understand how drag and drop works on the X window system under Linux. Is it build into the X protocol? Is it a function of the window manager? Do ...
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What happens if I were to hit CTRL-ALT-F7 without starting the x server?
At the moment all I see is the message INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal. What does this mean?
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Debugging xmodmap
I did something stupid. I was screwing around with xmodmap a few weeks back, and gave up what I was trying to do. I find out later that Shift-J no longer does anything (I can't type capital "J").
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OSX remote X app
Right now at work I have an Ubuntu workstation and I'm considering switching over to OSX but I have one major concern. I run Eclipse on our Ubuntu development server using a remote X session: ...
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Establishing “SIGWINFOCUS” as a standard [closed]
As a corrolary to this question, which I've been thinking about since reading it, what would it take to get something like SIGWINFOCUS established as a standard signal along with SIGWINCH? Obviously, ...
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Set emacs to always run in background
In my bash terminal I have emacs set to run in XWindows. I prefer this to not freeze my terminal session so I run:
emacs filename &
Is there anyway to alias this? I have tried:
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How do I change screen resolution in Fedora 15?
I installed Fedora 15 recently and am struggling to find a way to set screen resolution to greater than 1280x800. Has anybody tried doing this?
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How do you move windows around in Xming (or generally in X-Windows)?
I'm using Molden, a molecular modeling program in the Xming X-Windows server, and when I set it up to put it's myriad subwindows into a single frame, I seem to lose the ability to move them around and ...
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Multiple monitors under X: eliminating gaps due to different monitor heights
I am using nvidia-settings to configure multiple monitors . The monitors' native resolutions are different, so this generates 'gaps' where the items are drawn on the virtual screen but not on any of ...
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x windows in a browser. ajaxterm but with X
ajaxterm is a terminal that works in a web browser
is there a similar solution for x windows?
if i'm in a library or on a netbook i can't use vnc, but every computer has a browser. so is there a ...
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Configuration tools for multiple monitors for X / Linux
I have Ubuntu 10.04 running gnome and two monitors.
I am wondering if a can get a better multi-monitor configuration tool. The one I have, gnome-display-properties, has too many problems, including:
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Can I SSH from Mac to Linux, with Linux windows opening on the Mac?
This is a question about X Windows support for Mac.
I sometimes ssh to a Linux computer, and start software there.
The software requires graphical interface (a DISPLAY).
I am curious whether it is ...
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What xterm clone should I use to add background images inside my xterm windows?
I am monitoring an application running on a couple of servers. I've already color-coded the xterm backgrounds in order to make it more clear which shells are running on which server. I'd like to ...
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Linux - Xinerama + Compositing or Twinview + Rotation?
Running Linux Mint 9 (gnome) | Geforce 460gtx
Left 1920x1080 (23" asus) | Right 2048x1052 (23" samsung)
I'd like to rotate my right hand monitor to portrait mode for coding (1052x2048) while leaving ...
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Linux : How to forward a program window from my laptop to my desktop securely?
Can't I forward a program window from my laptop to my desktop securely, both running Linux?
How to ssh -X an existing window program just like the 'screen' program does?
This question came up with ...
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Linux startup local only
How can I make something run on startup, but only if I'm logged in locally?
Specifically, I have Conky all set up and running on two different machines. I did this by just running it from my ...
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Gnome - Kill X Windows
I just installed Arch Linux with Gnome and gdm is set to boot into gnome as soon as it boots.
But I realized that the barebone gnome package that I installed doesn't include a terminal or a text ...
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Limit/rotation of ~/.xsession-errors?
My ~/.xsession-errors file grows very fast and I'd like to set a limit on its size. How?
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How to change the X-Windows default border width for all window frames in Ubuntu using Gnome 2.28
Way back from Windows 3.x days to the latest 64bit Windows 7 (classic/standard theme).. there is a way to make the window edge border wider then 1 pixel... I often use 3 to 5 pixel to make it easy to ...
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EloTouch touchscreen suspends correctly but does not come out of standby on Ubuntu 10.04
I am using an EloTouch touchscreen on a minimal Ubuntu 10.04 installation. I have a bare Xserver running without any desktop environment, just an xterm. The touchscreen is working great, but there is ...
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Is it possible to log a user in a remote computer using ssh?
I want to connect to a server via ssh and log in (remotely) a user in X11 (gdm).
A little context:
I need to install a wine application in 30 computers, but wine require X11, there is nobody loged ...
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Unable to start my linux (cent OS ) machine in run level 5
Suddenly my machine not working under run level 5 and it seems to be problem with xserver and it is saying that "in last 90 seconds xserver restarted 6 times and unable to start" and then just giving ...
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Using XFCE4 with awesome
When I got tired of using the standard XFCE window manager, xfwm, I simply installed openbox and selected "XFCE/Openbox" session in the GDM login screen. This was very convenient because I didn't want ...
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Good support to multiple desktops AND multiple monitors in Linux (Ubuntu or Debian)?
I'm starting to have A LOT of opened windows in my machine.
Sometimes within a project, I have e-mail/task management/personal e-mail/twitter, and a lot of different opened applications/terminals in ...
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Is there any way to use the xscreensaver gltext to monitor system information?
I am trying to get the X screensaver gltext to monitor my system temp and maybe some other stats. Writing a script that puts together the stats periodically is no problem, but the main thing I'm ...
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3 or 4 monitors with Nvidia and Ubuntu
I saw that someone was running 3 monitors with Ubuntu 8.10 and two Nvidia cards (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27113/how-to-use-3-monitors).
I was curious if you can do this with Xinerama, a ...
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How to set GTK+ theme for X-Window application?
I'm connecting to my Ubuntu server (its actually a VirtualBox virtual machine on the same physical box) using putty and xming.
Is there a way to set my GTK+ appearance/theme so that my GTK+ apps ...
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X-Window Modeline for high resolution modes on NEC LCD 22WV monitor
What should look like X Window System (X.Org) modeline to be put in xorg.conf, for high resolution (incuding recommended 1680x1050 @ 50Hz resolution) for 22" NEC LCD 22WV monitor? X.Org autodetect ...
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Mouse button and keypress counter for Linux?
I would like to have some kind of statistic of my daily mouse/keyboard usage to help me make my keyboard layout a little bit more efficient.
There is already a question about how to do this on ...
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Using Kubuntu, sometimes I can't see what I'm trying in the terminal window, but it still works
I use Kubuntu. Sometimes after after I run a program from the terminal window and then kill it, I can no longer see what I'm typing.
The terminal window continues to function, and if I run 'ls' I get ...
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How do I make YouTube videos fill up an entire screen when using dual monitors?
I am using a dual monitor setup on Ubuntu 9.10 using the TwinView configuration in NIVIDA X Server Settings. My total resolution is 2960x1050 pixels, and my individual monitors are 1680x1050 (primary) ...
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Running a script on startup before X starts in Ubuntu 9.10
I have a script that I want to run at startup to switch X-configs depending on location, but I can't seem to find out where to put it in order to get it to run before X is started. This results in me ...
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Clipboard feature in Windows
In Opensuse 11.0 Linux we can select any piece of text anywhere(browser, emacs..) and its in the clipboard and then we can paste it with the middle mouse click. How can i get similar functionality in ...
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How to discern video details from Linux Live CD
I was having trouble getting X.Org to work with the video card in a recently aquired laptop, so I decided to try to probe around the configuration of a Linux Live CD to figure out how to set up my ...
