Questions tagged [x11-forwarding]
X11-forwarding over ssh is when a user logs in securely to a remote machine, starts X applications on that machine, and is able to view that remote desktop on his local screen.
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Ubuntu 22.04 vs 20.04, different X11 forwarding behavior, WHY?
Please see my screenshot below:
My actions:
I have two Linux machines:
Ub22cppdev: Ubuntu 22.04, as SSH server, IP=10.22.4.55 .
osuse15b: openSUSE 15.5, as SSH client, IP=10.22.4.61 .
On osuse15b, ...
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snap firefox over ssh X11-forwarding doesn't use X user's pulseaudio daemon
I run multiple instances of applications, including firefox, under different user accounts, all displaying to the same X server.
In the past, as the X user I just did the equivalent of: ssh -X user2@...
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Call a program through ssh -X but dont display anything
I have to run this program I need to launch through ssh that absolutely needs a gui to run but I have no use for the visual output (it wont launch if I start it from an ssh session, I need to start it ...
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gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display while running command-line-only script
I'm trying to run several compute intensive python scripts on a server (Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS) via ssh -Y and tmux. This works fine as long as I don't close the ssh connection. If I do close the ...
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Ubuntu SSH X11 Forwarded Client Very Slow
Running SSH X forwarded session from my Ubuntu 12LTS client to a SLES server results in very slow(seconds per mouse click) GUI app(on the server) performance.
Using a windows client from the same LAN ...
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Why does google chrome show the FILE CHOOSER on the CONSOLE even when DISPLAY X11 FORWARDING is on?
I have ssh'ed from machine1 to another machine (machine2)
machine1:$ ssh -X user@machine2
machine2: gedit
and I run gedit and I open the file chooser.
Both gedit and the file chooser respect the ...
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X11-vnc with Dummy driver - Screen size too small
I am runnning Ubuntu in a headless mode, and want to display the desktop remotely. I found a configuration for the X Windows Dummy Driver and used the following:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d# more dummy....
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How can I access my Ubuntu machine running X11/Xorg from Windows 10?
I have a laptop running Windows 10 (or Windows 11). I can ssh into my Ubuntu computer with ssh [email protected], but I'd like to either (a) use a GUI app from Windows or (b) use the entire ...
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Cannot start firefox on X11 forwarding SSH session
I have installed Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.2 LTS and want to start firefox from my X11 forwarding ssh session but I get the following error message:
user@user-Virtual-Machine:~$ firefox
Failed to connect ...
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What is the most simple example to check if X11 forwarding is working?
I have access to a cluster and wanted to use the simplest example to ssh into it with X11 forwarding and see if it works. Currently, I simply log into the cluster:
$ ssh -Y user@cluster
and the only ...
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xrandr --listproviders not showing any graphics cards
I would like to be able to have xrandr recognize my two RTX 3070 Nvidia Graphics Cards.
However, xrandr does not return anything.
xrandr --listproviders
Providers: number : 0
I am using nvidia-prime ...
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X11 Forwarding not working on Ubuntu 22.04
I've read numerous similar questions but many are outdated and nothing seems to work.
I have an homePC <remotehome> and a laptop <locallaptop>, both running Ubuntu 22.04.
I'm away from ...
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Start ubuntu desktop over ssh
On Winows 11 I ave PuTTY and Xming. I want to run an Ubuntu desktop session in a window. (I'm sure I used to do this with Solaris.)
I can ssh -Y into Ubuntu and xeyes and xclock work.
$ echo $DISPLAY
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How to stop emacs resizing its initial frame?
This is an annoying problem I've been having for a couple years. I have ubuntu 16.04 installed on an intel PC, and also 18.04 installed on a Windows box under WSL 1. In both cases I am connecting to ...
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How to set up a remote server with GUI over SSH?
I have installed Ubuntu Server 22.04.1 LTS on a PC that I intend to use as a media server and compute node. Atop Ubuntu server, I have installed the default gnome desktop. I am able connect to this ...
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Can't get Google Chrome to X11 forward but Firefox does
So after much trial and error I have managed to get X11 forwarding work. My desktop in the office is Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I use XQuartz to ssh in from my MacBook Pro. When I ssh in, I get the ...
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Can ssh -X render a opengl 4+ window?
I would like to render a GUI of open3d and it is written in OpenGL 4.1. The GUI renders well on the remote machine from desktop and glxinfo tells me I and OpenGL version of 4.6 for Ubuntu 20.04.
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X11 Forwarding over SSH to use xterm
I am trying to connect from an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (source) to another Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (destination) to use xterm (in destination). When trying to connect, i do ssh -X ubuntu@destination, and when i run ...
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Can't start a gnome session over ssh
I have a Raspberry Pi with Ubuntu 22.04 running on it. I want to start a gnome session over my PC which also runs on Ubuntu.
I setup my OpenSSH configs for the client (PC) and the server (Pi) to ...
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Unable to X11 tunnel via ssh to Ubuntu 22.04.1 server
I have a Ubuntu 22.04.1 server that was originally installed without a graphical environment. I added XFce4 and Gnome via apt. xauth is installed (and re-installed). When I ssh -X (or -Y) into it from ...
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x11vnc systemd service failure
Using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and after fresh installation, I am trying to set up x11vnc service to be executed on server boot (systemd). Currently, I can start the x11vnc manually in the server and am able ...
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only some apps work with X11 forwarding to XcXsrv from an Ubuntu 22.04 Virtualbox guest
I have a Windows 10 host running Virtualbox with an Ubuntu 22.04 guest installed. It uses NAT networking with port 22 forwarding to the guest. I then have VcXsrv X Server v1.20.14.0 installed on ...
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SSH tunneling (jump host) combined with X11 forwarding in Remmina
I recently installed Remmina and want to use SSH tunneling ("jump host") combined with X11 forwarding. I'm not entirely sure if my wording is right.
I'll explain how I do it manually in the ...
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Can you keep a gui application running with ssh x11 forwarding after closing the ssh connection?
There is an electron app I want to run in a remote machine, and it works through an ssh -X connection.
The thing is that I would like that application to continue running even after I close the ...
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Multiuser access to a home server
We want to configure a powerfull home machine (32 GB RAM, Core i7-10700K, RTX 3090 GPU) so that 3 users can connect to it from their laptops (optionaly also with UHD monitor) and simulaneously run ...
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Error "libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found" & "libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast" in Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu or XQuartz issue?
When I ssh -X into my Ubuntu 18.04 desktop from my Mac OSX computer, I am able to get in. However, when I try to run firefox or rstudio, I get
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
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X11-Forwarding ubuntu server
I'm trying to enable X11 forwarding from my headless ubuntu server (12.10) to regular ubuntu to forward virt-manager so I can install windows kvm machines. The problem is when I try to open an X ...
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Error while running 'glxinfo' on a headless remote server
I am using a remote headles server and with x11 forwarding. I want to forward the display to my local machine. But while running 'glxinfo', I am having the following error:
X Error of failed request: ...
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What is the difference between `ssh -Y` (trusted X11 forwarding) and `ssh -X` (untrusted X11 forwarding)?
What is the difference between ssh -Y (trusted X11 forwarding) and ssh -X (untrusted X11 forwarding)? As far as I have understood it, it has something to do with security, but I did not grasp the ...
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X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication when using sudo
I have a headless server and a desktop client, both running XUbuntu 20.04.
I log in to the server using 'ssh -X servername'
Graphical applications work fine from the server as a normal user, and ...
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Why does "lxsession&" via "ssh -X" make Ubuntu look different even after disconnecting?
I was working with my Raspberry Pi, and I ended up messing up my Ubuntu machine. I ssh -X'd into the Pi from my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop, and was trying to get a graphical session to start on the pi so I ...
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Remote Ubuntu 12.04 desktop cannot display X on local laptop
I have an Ubuntu 13.04 laptop and an Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. I want to be able to open and see images, windows, and pdf files that are located on the desktop via remote access from my laptop.
When I ...
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LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Unable to get session bus: Failed to execute child process "dbus-launch" (No such file or directory) while x-forwarding
I've set up x-forwarding on an Ubuntu 16.04.3 server and although the forwarding works, every time I start a GUI application it reports the following error in the terminal.
(<app-name>:<pid&...
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Couldn't connect to accessibility bus
When using ssh with X11 forwarding, I am getting various errors and warnings when running gui applications.
As an example, any time I am running gitg, I get the following warning:
** (gitg:15904): ...
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How to install an X11 server without running a desktop environment
I'm running Ubuntu Server 20.04.2 LTS and would like to be able to serve X11 applications over SSH without a desktop environment running on the server. I'm able to configure X11 forwarding and run ...
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Android Emulator output not forwarded thru SSH X11 forwarding
I have managed to setup Android Studio with AVD and KVM on a host computer myserver.
From a client computer I now do ssh me@myserver -X and launch the andriod studio so that the UI is displayed on my ...
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X11 Forwarding Display is always :0
I've been trying for a few hours now to get X11 forwarding working from a remote host. I know it used to work and the host was physically moved and has not worked since. I am unsure if that is ...
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Application running over ssh (X11 forwarding) lagging a lot with local dual monitor
I have 2 machines:
- My Desktop (running ubuntu 15.04)
- Development machine (running ubuntu 14.04)
(both on same LAN)
So far, I've been working without any issues using "ssh -X eduardo@devel1" and ...
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Is it possible to run Docker container and show its graphical application window on host?
I have created the simpliest (minimal working example) Dockerfile to run graphical application on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host system with 19.10 insider container:
mkdir ~/docker-xclock
cat > ~/...
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How do you install a VM with GUI via ssh on Ubuntu Server
I'm trying to install Windows 10 with virt-install on my Ubuntu Server LTS 20.04. I'm not really an expert on virtualization, but I try installing with:
$ virt-install --name=windows10 --vcpus=4 --...
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How can I enable X11-Forwarding (ssh -X) support in remmina for ssh?
I can connect to a remote server with ssh in remmina. When I try to open a X applicaton like lxterminal, I get following error:
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
(...
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Reverse X11 forwarding
I was playing with my phone (that runs a Linux/X stack) last night and I managed to ssh into my desktop and run an application and have it show up on my phone. It was awesome.
Today I'd like to sort ...
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What does "Too many recursive configuration includes" mean when trying to connect to a ssh server?
The current problem is when I try to connect to a ssh server (from a university I am currently attending) with the following (example) command:
ssh -Y [email protected]
Then I get the following error:
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ssh -X to open a file manager
I have to machines running Ubuntu 18.10
When ssh -X to another computer
ssh -X [email protected]
firefox and google-chrome could be opened at the current machine with firefox
firefox
google-...
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X11 forwarding through WSL connection
I have the following setup:
My work computer is running Ubuntu 18.04, with the following /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
# $OpenBSD: sshd_config,v 1.101 2017/03/14 07:19:07 djm Exp $
# This is the sshd ...
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X2Go Client Black Screen connecting to Ubuntu using Session Type Connect to local desktop
I've been using X2Go for a while now to connect from Windows10 to remote Ubuntu server.
I've been using the X2Go Session Type "Connect to local desktop".
Everything was working last night. ...
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pkexec authentication fails over ssh X11 forwarding, why?
Connecting from an Ubuntu 18.04 computer to a headless Lubuntu 18.04 computer using X11 forwarding. It works great for apps that don't require root privileges: lxterminal, leafpad, etc. I can run ...
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How to configure X11 Forwarding so no one else on the same remote machine can display to my server?
Due to COVID my colleages and I work on the same remote Ubuntu machine in the office. We each respectively run VcXsrv on our local machines at home and SSH into the remote Ubuntu machine.
Occasionally,...
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Multiple X11 forwardings on ubuntu and jupyter-notebook
I have installed jupyter-notebook on an ubuntu 18.04; let us call it Server A. The Jupyter Notebook is an open-source web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live ...
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ForwardingX11 Issue, XAUTH and Display setting
I've been trying to get ssh with gui using ForwardingX11 in the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file on Ubuntu 18.04 but every guide I try tells me the same thing change the ForwardingX11 to yes and then restart ...