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VcXsrv is an X11 server for Windows

VcXsrv is an X11 server for Windows.

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Ubuntu (WSL2) instance can't run GUI Application

I have enabled the feature "Windows Subsystem for Linux" in MS-Windows 10, and installed Ubuntu-20.04. One with WSL1 and one with WSL2. Also, installed the VcXsrv tool, and it's running on the MS-windows machine. I can run GUI Applications on the…
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Thin grey strip inside border when using WSL + GUI App + Vcxsrv

I've been using emacs inside WSL and vcxsrv to display the interface. One small issue I found with this approach is that there's a very thin grey area between the border and emacs's text area. Please check a screenshot below. I've tried Windows…
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WSL2 with Ubuntu and VCXSRV: xeyes and git citool working but can not start ubuntu-desktop

xeyes and git citool are working but I can not start ubuntu-desktop. Tried startx or sudo startx but error message reads: no screens found(EE) Is is possible at all to make the ubuntu-desktop run with vcxsrv on Windows 10 Pro? Did search the…
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twinkle: chars are shown as rectangles

Environment: host with windows 10, kitty, vcxsrv guest with centos6, twinkle On windows I have start vcxsrv and kitty with Xforward and connect to centos6. When in kitty I start twinkle I see this When I start for example xterm it looks normal. How…
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Connecting via VCXSRV leads to a blank screen

When trying to use vcxsrv on my laptop I am unable to remotely connect to a Linux system. I just get a blank screen during the remote connection attempt. I have captured the log file as shown below: Welcome to the VcXsrv X Server Vendor: The VcXsrv…
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AlmaLinux 8.7 Remote Access Issues Via Xming

I am trying to use Xming and vcxsrv to remotely access my AlmaLinux 8.7 machine however I am getting inconsistencies. On vcxsrv I am able to remotely access my machine, providing I state my specific display number, which is 10 in this instance. But…
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open emacs gui through xlaunch from wsl failed

I was able to open emacs with xlaunch, but somehow it stopped working. I am not familiar with xlaunch. How do I debug this problem? Display 172.27.112.1:0 unavailable, simulating -nw
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