Questions tagged [vcxsrv]
VcXsrv is an X Server for Windows
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Blurry fonts on using Windows default scaling with WSL GUI applications (HiDPI)
Is there a way to fix blurry fonts in linux GUI applications when being run from WSL (Ubuntu 18.04) using the default Windows scaling? Things I have tried so far:
With Xming:
Tried disabling ...
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-keyhook parameter is not working with VcXsrv on Windows 10
I am running Xfce in Full-Screen mode using Windows Subsystem for Linux and VcXsrv. I'd like to use Alt + Tab to alternate between open Xfce programs. However when I press Alt + Tab it triggers ...
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WSL 2 running Ubuntu - X server "Can't open display"
I have been setting up Ubuntu on Windows 10 WSL 2 so that I can start to ssh into a workstation at my school. I haven't had issues with ssh-ing into the remote computer, but haven't been able to open ...
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How to add fonts to VcXsrv X-Server?
I can't find any documentation on how to add new fonts to VcXsrv. I found this but this is for a different program (Xming) and though I followed all the steps the fonts still doesn't show up in the X-...
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Why is delay with VcXsrv so much slower than Xming when X11 forwarding
I was beating my head against the wall trying to figure out why opening an application through X11 forwarding was taking so long. To open the simplest app like xclock was taking ~20 seconds for the ...
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Keeping connections with VcXsrv to applications in hyper-v machine
I'm running X-Applications on Ubuntu in Hyper-V and connecting to them with VcXsrv. After my computer goes to sleep for a while the connections are lost, i.e. the X-Applications windows are no longer ...
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Can hide Terminator but can't show it again?
I've written a short script to start vcxsrv then run bash -c -l "DISPLAY=:0 terminator" and after a moment the terminal launches, however when I toggle the hide_window hotkey in terminator (I've ...
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F13 is incorrectly treated as numpad Enter in vcxsrv
I use SharpKeys on my Windows 8 machine to rebind the Caps Lock key to F13 so that I can use it as a hotkey/modifier in other programs. This works fine in Windows applications--for example, http://...
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Super+L not passed through and getting stuck with VcXsrv
Started using VcXsrv on Win10 in order to run fully fledged linux environment with a window manager.
Server is launched with -keyhook option so modifier keys get passed to the clients as well.
But ...
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Cannot open VCXSrv
I am using Windows 10 Home on a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop. I know the product is not tested for Windows 10 upgrade, but this question still applies.
When I open VCXSrv, it shows:
Cannot move old log ...
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Ubuntu on Windows GUI interface sizing issues with text editors
I've installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my Windows 10 machine using WSL2. I have also installed VcXsrv to use XLaunch to enable GUI environments to open. I updated the high DPI settings found here: Blurry ...
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Windows 10 Ubuntu X11 with Xming (xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:0.0)
I am running ubuntu app on windows 10 (64b) same as on my other machine, exact same configuration with Xming for X11 but I am getting
xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:0.0
I noticed that ...
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VcXrv to connect to X server on vm
System: archlinux as a vm on vmware workstation on windows10 host
VcXsrv installed on windows10 host as X-client.
The question is: if I start X server on archlinux, how to use VcXsrv as X-client and ...
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Using Ctrl-Shift to switch languages prevents from using other combinations, containing Ctrl-Shift in VcXsrv
I am running VcXsrv with the following command
"C:\Program Files\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe" :0 -ac -terminate -lesspointer -multiwindow -clipboard -wgl -xkblayout us,ru -xkboptions grp:ctrl_shift_toggle
in ...
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How to run GUI Linux apps in WSL with VcXsrv directly from Windows CMD instead of WSL bash?
With VcXsrv running and display configuration added to '/home/MYACCOUNT/.bashrc', I can start Linux GUI apps from WSL termin. However, since the display is only configured after terminal start, I ...
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Why does X11 break inside Docker container when the container connects to VPN?
My host computer is Windows 10.
My objective is to make docker containers that connect to VPNs inside the container. I do this so that I don't have to have my entire host computer on the VPN.
I use ...
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Running gedit using WSL2 and VcXsrv
I have managed to configure Ubuntu 22.04 in WSL2 and I have working VcXsrv. I have verified it by running sample application xeyes and also vlc and I can confirm that it is running using VcXsrv ...
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WSL - how to connect to VcXserv/Xming when VPN is running in the hosted OS?
For work for a vendor, I need to access a few sites via their VPN. Due to the security, however, their VPN blocks basically all other network traffic.
For that, I decided to try the WSL/Linux ...
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SSH X11 forwarding works only for WSL but not to a remote Host
I have a remote PC running Ubuntu 22.04. From another PC running Windows 11 I can connect via OpenSSH to the remote Host. However I am not able to use X11 forwarding (with the -X option) to launch a ...
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Error running GUI commands on WSL
I configured vcxsrv on windows 10 and other steps required for GUI to work.
Now I typed in gvim command on WSL after around 5-10 mins it showed the following error messages
E233: cannot open display
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WSL - My terminal "hangs" for almost one minute between each commands
Context
Since some week I meet a issue with my wsl terminals. It seems to be links to the add of the followings lines in my .zshrc:
export DISPLAY_NUMBER="0.0"
export DISPLAY=$(grep -m 1 ...
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Run RStudio in WSL - error in program format
I'm trying to run the latest RStudio (1.2.1335) within my Ubuntu 18 WSL. I have xfce4 running and am connected via VcXsrv. I Can can fire up any GUI program just fine.
So, I downloaded RStudio and ...
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VcXsrv: Dedicated mouse/keyboard to different display instances, multiseating
What Im looking for is a way to run multiple instances of VcXsrv on windows 10, and have each instance set with a dedicated mouse and keyboard (One thing I find with windows VcXsrv is that the mouse ...
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Xfce4 on WSL with VcXsrv doesn't update properly
I got Xfce4 installed on WSL. It's working except for the part where the graphics doesn't update properly:
I have to keep moving things around to trigger an update. Is there any way to fix that?
PS: ...