Questions tagged [x-server]
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How to use different pointers and keyboard for different monitors
I have a system running on top of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop which I use along with an external monitor. I am trying to work on both simultaneously and I want to be using separate input methods for ...
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How do I restart the X server in Xubuntu? [duplicate]
I have a server whose screen has gone blank. It is running, and I can get into it with SSH, but the main console is dark. I cannot get to a command-line with Ctl-Alt-F1 as usual either. I had luck ...
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GUI Windows Not Appearing in Auto Startup Script
So I'm working on a Jetson Nano running Ubuntu 18.04. I'd like to create a script that at startup automatically runs, taking a video feed from the connected webcam, and opening up a window to view the ...
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xclip error can't open display: :0 in pop os
>> xclip
Error: Can't open display: :0
$DISPLAY variable seems be correct but tried below command to set $DISPLAY properly and it didn't work.
export DISPLAY=$(cat /etc/resolv.conf | grep ...
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No mouse/keyboard input on Linux | Update: nouveau?
I was trying to install current drivers for my NVIDIA so software can use the power of GPU.
sudo apt install nvidia-driver nvidia-cuda-toolkit
I've ended up with 520.* drivers and CUDA 11.8 so I was ...
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WSL2: Install fonts for Linux GUI app using X server
I'm on Windows 11 and I installed the latest version of WSL (using Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS). I also enabled GUI apps according to this official guide.
I'm trying to run Xfoil, which uses X server windows ...
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How to run a GPU program over SSH
I'm using Intel QSV accelerating, and the program runs well on a local Ubuntu desktop. When I run the program on a remote machine(the same os, with no monitor connnected) via ssh, it cannot find gpu ...
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How to automatically set autoscroll on bluetooth mouse in Linux
I'm running Linux Mint 20.3 and I created a .xsessionrc file to set autoscroll settings on all connected mice. However, I am using a Logitech M590 bluetooth mouse which connects too late to be ...
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cannot open display from macos client with openvpn
I am trying to connect to a redhat server from a macos client, using ssh and openvpn. Command line commands work fine (eg vim), but displays dont get displayed, eg while running firefox or gvim, and I ...
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How does WSL manage GUI apps? Why do some work when others don't?
I have WSL + Ubuntu installed on my windows machine, with a few utilities installed.
The following commands open up a GUI when executed from within my Ubuntu terminal:
code . (opens up a vscode ...
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How to increase number of Xv adaptor ports?
The number of xv video ports is to low for my use cases e. g. xvinfo reports:
X-Video Extension version 2.2
screen #0
Adaptor #0: "GLAMOR Textured Video"
number of ports: 16
port ...
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Where to put autostart scrips to run after x display server has been started?
I'm using manjaro linux with dwm (dynamic window manager) and I need to run some some commands that will only work after the x display server has been started. Lightdm is being used to login.
example ...
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Is there a way in Linux to have two different users log into the same graphical session?
What I am trying to do:
I have a machine that is treated as an appliance, it has multiple graphical applications open, and these must not be closed at any time.
HumanA might turn on the system, launch ...
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Application on remote computer * requested access to the x server
Using MobaXtrem to connect from my windows machine to an Ubuntu v16 remote server. I sometimes leave the connection active in the background while I'm away or working on other stuff.
For the second ...
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xrandr set a new virtual monitor: X Error of failed request
I'm trying to set a new virtual monitor with xrandr and I get the following errors:
$xrandr --setmonitor VIRTUAL1 1366/256x768/144+0+1080 none
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter ...
