Start X-windows

Sometimes X-windows in a Linux environment is little tricky & it confuses people ( System Admins are exception )

Here is a simple way to start X-windows which helps to load GUI screens from linux server.

Step 1 :  Please make sure you have one of X-windows client installed in your windows machine

              Example : Download & install "MobaXterm"

              You need to make sure X-windows client (MobaXterm) service running in computer to load x terminal from Linux.

When you start MobaXterm client you seen below shows on its home screen.

➤ Your computer drives are accessible through the /drives path     │
     │ ➤ Your DISPLAY is set to 10.228.12.29:0.0                          │
     │ ➤ When using SSH, your remote DISPLAY is automatically forwarded   │
     │ ➤ Each command status is specified by a special symbol (✔ or ✘)


Step2 : Login into your Linux session & Run following Command to setup a display.

$export DISPLAY=10.228.12.29:0.0

Step3 : Test x-windows with following commands should load seperate terminal window.

xterm or xclock etc..

You are all set to play with GUI which would makes life easy with installs/configs..


- Srikanth Govada