The X window system (commonly X Window System or X11, based on its current major version being 11) is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a basis for graphical user interfaces (GUI) for networked computers.
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Which user owns X display?
How to determine, as root, which user owns X display :0? (on a Fedora 18 system with defaults)
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Cannot open GUI after ssh -X and chroot
I ssh ( with -X option ) to another computer then I I do a chroot.
I then encounter problems running X11 apps.
As one example, after the ssh I would run emacs and it would open a new window as a X11 ...
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Two GUI applications as different users on the same screen
I am logged as user A. I want to run a GUI application as user B. User, not root. User B is local too, not remote, I only need different environment variables. I don't want to run the second X, I want ...
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Fully Disable PrntScr Key
I recently came across a Linux feature I have never seen before, where pressing the PrntScr button on the keyboard prints a physical piece of paper with the contents of my console.
I really need to ...
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How to get near-perfect screen recording quality?
Someone suggested I direct a copy of the unmodified X display to a file and afterwards convert that file to a general purpose video file. What commands would I use to do this on a Kubuntu system? ...
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Running Mono on Centos 5 CLI
I have vps server (virtual private server) running on linux centos 5 32 bit , i installed vncserver x windows , gnome and kde environment and i connect to the vnc server from vncviewer in my windows 7 ...
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Setting mouse speed in Gnome just like in other desktop environments
When I'm using XFCE I can set mouse pointer speed to "Acceleration: 5.0 | Sensitivity: 4 px". When I have to switch KDE I can use same settings because these are simply configuration tools for X11.
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What are the origins of rgb.txt?
Where did the list of X11 color names come from? Every resource I've found online claims the origin is unknown, but it must be recorded somewhere. The best information I've found was in an archived ...
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How to troubleshoot failed X11 forwarding with ssh?
When I try to establish an X11-forwarding connection to myserver, I get the following error:
% ssh -X myserver xlogo
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
X11 connection rejected ...
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Difference between XWindow Systemm Desktop Environment and Window Manager [duplicate]
What is the Difference between these from a GNU/Linux point of view. The earlier question Difference between a Window Manager and a Desktop Environment? was useful.
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A real non-“better touch tools” solution for select-to-copy on Mac OS X
I recently moved to Mac. I am missing my X11 copy-paste style.
I can't find a way to exactly emulate X11 behavior "select-to-copy", "middle-click-to-paste" globally on Mac OS X.
I am aware that this ...
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Setting the minimum pointer speed with no usable GNOME GUI
I use Debian Squeeze x86-64 (Kernel 3.2) with gdm3 and GNOME on a 2010 MacBook Pro.
Recently, as I tried changing the pointer configuration, I accidentally set the minimum speed of the pointer to 0 ...
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Disable sticky keys
Sometimes my X behaves like it has «sticky keys» turned on. I have no idea how I activated it. Usually hitting the "sticky" key multiple times solves the problem, but it is nevertheless annoying.
I ...
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Move terminal emulator process from xorg to tty? [duplicate]
Is it possible (and if so, how?) to move a process from a terminal emulator running in X to a different virtual terminal, so that I can restart the X server without killing the process running in the ...
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Laptop keyboard occasionally stops working
I have a dirty solution that is to plug a USB keyboard in and execute the following command:
setxkbmap -rules evdev -layout us -model evdev
Afterward my keyboard will work.
This solution only ...
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Install x11 on my own linux system
I have developed my own tiny linux file system using buildroot and busybox. I used linux-2.6.38.8 kernel configured and cross-compiled for target system(X86) according to needs.Now the filesystem is ...
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Sawfish and fvwm bindings not working when logging in with a display manager
On one machine running Debian squeeze, when I log in with a display manager (I tried xdm, gdm or kdm), none of my Sawfish key or mouse bindings have any effect. If I log in in text mode then run ...
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Screen not refreshing properly after installing Fglrx drivers
Im having some trouble with my brand new Fedora 18.
I have a laptop with a radeon 7500m in it, and I recently installed the fglrx drivers, following some tutorial I found.
Im running LXDE, and ...
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How to switch xsessions?
I run xmonad/slock/lxdm currently, and I cannot find a way to get a "switch user" system working. Here's what I'd like:
key combination returns me to login (applications still run in the background)
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Can X11 scale to virtual resoltions on HiDPI/Retina screens the way OS X does?
I've recently had the chance to use a Macbook Pro with Retina Display, and its quite clear that the display is futuristic enough to actually warrant Apple's over-the-top marketing.
I've got sensitive ...
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Mouse and keyboard not working in FreeBSD 9.0
Could not use keyboard and mouse at KDM log in screen in FreeBSD 9.0 KDE
Typed on nano:
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
local_startup=${local_startup} /usr/local/kde4/etc/rc.d"
kdm4_enable="YES"
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X windowing system remote desktop procedure? (No VNC, no XN)
I want to display the desktop of my raspberry pi on my laptop. On the rPI runs Raspbian with LXDE. I am on Ubuntu 12.04/awesome. Is it possible to display the complete rPi-desktop on my laptops ...
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change terminal window default location
How do I change the default gnome-terminal location on screen. I checked out the preferences but they only have option to change default size. I also checked out .gconf/apps/gnome-terminal/ but didnt ...
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Is there a way to undo VGA adapter modesetting in Linux
I'm looking for a way to reset the graphics adapter to textmode after it has been set to some sort of graphical mode by the kernel on bootup, and possibly used by an X server.
Is there any code to do ...
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Why does my Emacs toolbar look different over ssh w/ X forwarding on Cygwin vs CentOS?
I'm using Emacs 24.2.1 installed on a CentOS 5 server, which I ssh into with X forwarding (using -Y). I have both a Windows laptop with Cygwin/X installed, as well as a desktop running CentOS 6. When ...
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Run a program at startup after starting display services [duplicate]
I have written a script that uses the import command. I want to start it when user logins. I put path of the script in /etc/profile but because it starts before starting gnome I get errors and can't ...
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what happens when a window manager is put to background
I am trying to understand the situation why .xsession file expects the last process to be in foreground otherwise it is supposed to stop X11 session.
I have a small stand-alone script. when I run ...
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cinnamon: get original look and feel using xsession
OS: Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon
$ cat .xsession
xmessage -file /etc/motd
/usr/bin/cinnamon
why do not I get the same look and feel as i do get without the above .xsession file? it also affects a few ...
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How to force X to use specific display, regardless if it is plugged in?
As it says in title:
How to force xorg to use specific display trough HDMI, regardless if it is plugged in?
I have TV that has some crazy "power save" option that can't be turned off and X thinks ...
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Mint: startx from tty loads X in chinese
OS: Linux Mint 14
Tty: tty/6
I am trying to start X using startx from tty/6. I do not have a .xinitrc in my home directory. X gets loaded but it loads everything in chinese. I am not sure where the ...
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Low color depth while using X11 on a monitor
I am running Mint on a Late 2012 Mac Mini. While running X (KDE, LMDE or openbox) I notice a low color depth on My Dell S2209W monitor. I believe that the depth is not actually low as I can change ...
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Cannot change brightness after standby or logout
Laptop: Toshiba R630
http://www.linlap.com/toshiba_portege_r700-r705
OS: Mint 14, Cinnamon
$ lspci | grep -i vGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated ...
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How to run two virtual X11 screens on a single monitor?
I would like to be able to emulate a dual monitor set up using a single physical display. Ideally, X11 would be able to treat each left/right half of the monitor as a separate display. Is this ...
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mapping <C-F9> in gvim: no response
I'm trying to map <C-F9> in gvim (note the "g"). No response. Neither <C-V><C-F9> nor <C-K><C-F9> produce any response either so I suspect it's not sending any keycode at ...
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Detecting which font should be used
I am wondering how a system knows which font should be used for an output.
E.g. recently I was setting up my Debian for Japanese support, so first: installed Japanese locale, then a package with ...
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Do I need X11 to install other desktop environments?
I just installed Arch Linux (Latest stable ISO from website) and I need to know whether or not I can just go straight to GNOME/KDE/LXDE, etc. without installing X11 first.
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X11 platform in Google Account Activity
My Google Activity Report typically shows access from "Windows", "Linux" and "Android" platforms. This month, it is also showing access from the "X11" platform. What would report as "X11"? A question ...
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Use desktop speakers over SSH from laptop
I have VLC media player and media files on a desktop CentOS 6.3 set up (without a GUI). I can play the media files at the machine but when I issue the command via SSH it is silent. I'm guessing it's ...
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How can I automatically disable my laptop's built-in keyboard in X.org?
Distro and X.org Version Information
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 with xserver-xorg/quantal 1:7.7+1ubuntu4.
Disabling Built-In Keyboard in X11
I have a laptop with a built-in keyboard that no longer ...
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setxkbmap switches between 2 out of 3 layouts
Issuing that command:
setxkbmap -layout "us,ua,ru" -variant ",winkeys" -option "grp:shift_caps_toggle,grp_led:scroll" -model pc105 -rules xorg
when hitting CAPS+SHIFT I'm switching between English ...
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How to configure xorg.conf for widescreen VNC on headless Linux/Ubuntu?
I have a Ubuntu 12.10 Box configured to run headless. I've managed to boot X headless by a lot of trial and error but I still have a glitch:
When booting using the monitor, it all works ok, widescreen ...
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bind backslash to a non-standard keyboard key
I am using a swiss apple keyboard at the moment. This keyboard requires some unreasonable finger acrobatics to type a backslash (shift+right alt+7). I'd like to bind the backslash to another key ...
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Is there anyway to run gnome desktop via a remote x window ssh tunnel?
I'd like to run the DE remotely in a window of it's own on my local workstation. When I tried the naive gnome-session from an x-window tunnel it tried to takeover my local xfce desktop, got as far as ...
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Cyborg RAT mouse with xserver
I got a cyborg RAT3 mouse. This mouse got some problem to work on linux.
I'm under lubuntu 12.10. I have searched some solutions on google.
I have done this : I created /etc/X11/Xmodmap file, and I ...
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mpirun with ssh and X11
At present we're trying to write a program which uses mpirun to launch multiple X11 clients. If the programs are text-only, then using the following command, we can run proceses on a list of ...
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Debian: very low resolution and an “unknown monitor” problem
Edit: I have installed CrunchBang (or #!, a Debian-based distro), and that seems to have solved all of my resolution problems.
I've just installed Debian after using Linux Mint for a few months.
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How to get keyboard input PS/2 scan codes or USB usage codes in a Qt application?
I'm trying to get the PS/2 scan codes or USB usage codes of keyboard keys pressed in a Qt application. I tried overriding QWidget::keyPressEvent() but QKeyEvent::navtiveScanCode() returns a value ...
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Input freeze when X starts on other terminal
I have a Packard Bell F2011HC-125GE running a Debian Squeeze-based Linux.
After a few days of usage i found the system freezes from time to time.
It's obvious the freezes happen, when X starts while ...
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Windows losing focus on Gnome on Fedora 17
I have a problem using Gnome on Fedora 17 where, after a period of time, I cannot regain focus on any windows; that is, I can only see the desktop screen. If I Alt-Tab I can see the other windows, but ...
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Are SUSE servers intended to be used graphically?
After being a long-time Debian Linux user, I decided to give SUSE a try. One of the major selling points of SUSE is the YaST configuration system. It provides a set of wizards for common configuration ...
