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openCV imshow in WSL using Xming

I am working on some video processing tasks and have been using opencv-python 4.2.0 as my go-to library. At first there was a problem with displaying video frames using the imshow function - I would only see a small black window, but I thought there…
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in remote X11: xclock works but gitk or git gui do not

I installed a X server on Windows 10, I used the WSL and I noticed an issue # echo $DISPLAY localhost:0 When I run xclock or xcalc everything works fine, but when I run gitk I get a segfault ~ # xclock Warning: Cannot convert string "" to type…
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visual studio code does not launch on windows 10 subsystem for linux (ubuntu)

I am on windows 10 and have installed Linux (Ubuntu) directly from the store using the guidelines given here I also have Xming and have set DISPLAY=:0 in my bashrc file. Programs such as Firefox and PyCharm run just fine but VSCode does not…
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Naming a Xming window and automatic kill

I am using xming in WSL for displaying output. When I run multiple bash terminal programs, the xming window does not kill automatically when script exits. Q1: How to kill on exit automatically? Also, the default xming window name is always the name…
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java.awt.Robot takes blank (grey) screenshot on PuTTy

I am trying to automate screenshots, among other things. To achieve this, I have a bash script that does the other work and then invokes my jar using the java -jar command. In my Java code, I am using java.awt.Robot to capture a screenshot.…
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invalid character error on eclipse docker using xming on windows

Inavlid Character error in eclipse on docker I have created a container using file similar to https://github.com/batmat/docker-eclipse/blob/master/Dockerfile on docker installed on windows 7.I did need to make a change of setting the locale first…
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xming in bash - copy text

When I open my python IDE from Ubuntu using xming over bash on Windows 10 I can copy text from windows or the bash terminal and paste into the IDE but I am unable to copy text from the IDE (displaying using the xming driver) and paste it into bash…
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Font too small for linux applications launched using Xming on windows

I installed ROS under windows, following the instructions here: https://janbernloehr.de/2017/06/10/ros-windows. However on running Ubuntu under windows and launching a GUI based linux application like rviz, the font size is too small to read.
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When launching gnuplot with the -e switch, the window flashes and disappears

When I do this: $ gnuplot > set term x11 > plot x*x Gnuplot correctly opens a window with the plot and everything works great. However, when I try this: $ gnuplot -e "set term x11; plot x*x" the window only flashes and disappears immediately. . I…
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allocate more memory to a GUI process on red hat

This is really specific and I searched everywhere for an answer. This is my last ditch effort before I just wait an eternity for this GUI to run. I installed xming on my computer and I'm running a GUI for TeamSite through a bin file called:…
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using X11 library in C programming

I am using X11 library in my C code. I downloaded the Xming and PuTTY softwares and using the PuTTY interface I need to do the X11 forwarding. If anyone has done it before, could he/she help me about this? Another question is that, how should I call…
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Xming window not showing (Solaris/Windows)

I am trying to launch an install wizard window from a Solaris 9 system on my Windows 7 host to install Sybase ASE but the window won't show. I am using Putty, with X11 forwarding enabled, and Xming on my Windows host. I am getting no error from the…
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PuTTY, Xming: Wrong encoding when open browser in lunux terminal

I use PuTTY to create a SSH connection and I want to open a Firefox browser in the terminal. I download the Linux version Firefox and Xming. After that, I go to PuTTY configuration and set enable X11 forwarding, then run Xlaunch. I follow the…
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putty + xming: cannot connect to Xserver in Windows 7

I am trying to use putty and XMing to run programs from my Fedora 20. I used this configuration before on other machines and I was able to run GUI programs on Linux and display them in my windows 7. But this time I have trouble and get the "cannot…
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Windows link to a linux executable with x forwarding

I have Linux and Windows server and all Windows clients. I usually use PuTTY + Xming to run some Linux software, forwarding X to the Windows client. I wonder if it possible to put some icons on the Windows desktop to start specific software with no…
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