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X11 is Version 11 of the X Window System, commonly used on Linux, BSD, and Unix systems to provide the lower level graphics, input, and window management API's that higher level desktops such as GNOME and KDE build upon.

X11 is Version 11 of the X Window System, commonly used on , , and systems to provide the lower level graphics, input, and window management API's that higher level desktops such as GNOME and KDE build upon.

The primary open source implementation is now published by the X.Org Foundation on the www.x.org web site. Version 11 was first released in 1987, and while many subsequent releases have occurred since, they have maintained backwards compatibility with the Version 11 protocols and APIs.

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Solaris 10: x11-server does not show up as a service

I have a Solaris 10 box I recently put the latest recommended patch set on. X is running, along with cde-login. When I do a "svcs" I can see the cde-login service, but x11-server does not show up as a service, even if I do a "svcs -a". In the…
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Trouble installing GTX 480 / Tesla 2050 Dual-GPU for CUDA

I recently installed a few dual-GPU CUDA workstations (two dual gtx480s and a dual gtx470) with no apparent trouble. I just tried a gtx480/ Tesla C2050 and not only does deviceQuery fail with a weird error - something about an invalid device ID or…
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Cloud Linux with OpenGL acceleration?

We are thinking about launching some Linux server-side services which would greatly benefit of having real accelerated OpenGL available. Currently we are running normal server instances with Mesa library and software rendering on CPUs. Works, albeit…
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X11 Forwarding Works On One Host, "Can't Open Display" On Other [PUTTY/XMING]

I have two identical servers, server A and server B. If I connect to server A in Putty and enable X11 forwarding in the settings (running XMING on my PC), everything works fine. I can run all the test commands like 'xeyes' or 'xclock' and they work…
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I'm trying to setup Xvfb to run an GUI app on a remote server with no display

I have a 3rd party java app that I need to run on a remote server. Unfortunately, the app is designed for the desktop and assumes a GUI is available. The thing is I would like to leave this app running on the remote server without having to tie up…
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Running X applications on local display from remote host

This is making me frustrated. Why doesn't it work, and how do I get it to work? I have a newly installed Ubuntu 10.04.2 (Lucid Lynx). I have installed X and gdm. Gdm is set up to automatically log in a user. The computer does not have any keyboard…
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How to use Xorg for virtual KVM?

This is an idea that's been floating in my head for a few days, and I just wanted to see if it was feasible, and if so what the best way to go about implementing it would be. I have several computers running linux (Ubuntu to be specific), and I was…
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ssh -X How to return a remote forwarded X application to localhost

I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.4 I'm opening an ssh session to a remote system running Ubuntu 10.0.4 Desktop I open a remote VPN connection to a remote network Then: ssh -X user@host screen -S openvas sudo OpenVAS-Client #OpenVAS-Client GUI then forwards…
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How to clear export DISPLAY=some ip address

I want to clear export DISPLAY=My IP Address that I had given. It has botched up my X settings, so now I just want it to be reset like normal. How to clear this export parameter. Simple set DISPLAY= doesn't work. Please tell me how to achieve this.
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Unable to make system-wide keyboard shortcut for X11's full-screen in Mac

The keyboard shortcut for X11's full-screen mode is Option-Command A However, it works only if I click the X11 icon and then press the combination. How can you make a system-wide keyboard combination for the command on Mac OS X?
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How to use WeirdX applet instead of X11 for remote connections in Mac OS X?

When I am away, I've got an Apple PowerBook set up to use X11 forwarding with SSH to connect to a remote iMac client in my room for server administration. Whenever I start X client programs on the client iMac, X11 would start on my PowerBook, which…
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X server for Windows

I'm looking to run Cygwin xterm on my machine. For this I need an X server, which one would you recommend? It's important that it won't leak memory too much, and that it would be fast enough to allow reasonable terminal based work on the PC.
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Rocky Linux 9 touch screen disable on-screen keyboard

I need to run an application on X11 in Rocky Linux 9.2, on a machine that uses a touchscreen monitor in addition to a mouse and physical keyboard. When I launch the application by touching its icon, the application window comes up together with the…
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X11 forwarding through a jump box

I have a machine that is configured to auto connect to a jump/bastion box when there is an internet connection. I configured its ssh config file as follows: Host tunnel HostName IdentityFile …
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live Boot any linux distro to console

Is there any .iso linux image distro that boots into console and not into x? I just want to run some simple linux commands like ethtool alternatively, I would like any boot cd that let me test the physical connection of a NIC. Thanks.
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