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looking for an SSH client that allows xwindows
I've recently started using macOS. I am looking for an SSH client that allows xwindow tunneling through SSH. As suggested, I've installed Xquartz via brew but whenever I try opening an xwindow based ...
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XQuartz, xterm and shell errors
A am using bash as a default shell.
If I execute xterm (which is opened in XQuartz), I get the following errors:
bash: unsetenv: command not found
bash: unsetenv: command not found
bash: setenv: ...
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XQuartz xterm and iTerm and oh-my-zsh themes not playing nice with each other
I typically use iTERM2 with zsh and Oh My Zsh! themes. My current theme uses color control commands and a Powerline font:
# vim:ft=zsh ts=2 sw=2 sts=2
# Must use Powerline font, for \uE0A0 to render....
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How to remove hard to delete files, automatically created after an update?
After an OS update you sometimes discover left-overs on your desktop, often named (Previously) Relocated Items. In my current case this was just an alias to X11R6 nested in several folders: /...
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X11/XQuartz 'Couldn't find per display information' on Mac Book Pro 2019, OS Monterey
I am trying to run mbsystem (a command-line tool for geodata processing) that for some commands uses a GUI based interface (e.g. if i type 'mbedit' in the command line, a window should open where i ...
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X11 Forwarding does not work
I installed the latest version of XQuartz and:
changed # X11Forwarding no to X11Forwarding yes in /private/etc/ssh/sshd_config
enabled Allow connections from network clients in XQuartz
When I try to ...
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XQuartz keeps crashin with one xmate-session, but not for others nor for xmate on other debian
I am ssh-ing into a Debian virtual machine that has xfce4 and mate installed.
In the past, they both worked fine.
Now, when I use Mate using Mac's terminal + XQuartz, it keeps crashing while looking ...
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Can't get X11 to work in macOS Big Sur
I am new to macOS. I had set up everything for accessing my AWS EC2 Ubuntu instance before the update to latest macOS Big Sur.
Now when I try to ssh to AWS EC2 instance:
ssh -X -i /location/key/pair....
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iterm2 vs xterm
I am a long time xterm user. As a Sys Admin I connect to many, many Linux systems. My practice has been to use XQuartz to connect to a central system from which I can access all the other systems. ...
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Xquartz Catalina hangs
I've had Xquartz working multiple times on different machines over the years but I just did a new install and have some strange behavior with no windows popping up.
My issue is, when I run an app like ...
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Removing linked file after updating to macOS Catalina
I updated to Catalina recently. When the update was done, I had a directory of recovered files on my hard drive. The only file recovered was a soft link to X11 (see below). I tried rm X11 and unlink ...
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ssh -X from MAC OS to Ubuntu, error with RANDR
I have a question regarding the following situation:
I'm doing ssh -X from a Macbook with Catalina OS to an Ubuntu 16.04. I installed XQuartz-2.7.11 in the macbook in order to be able to handle the ...
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How to return to previous fullscreen Terminal after closing a fullscreen X11 app?
I open Terminal app in fullscreen mode, by which Terminal sits itself in a new workspace. Then I run
feh --fullscreen https://i.redd.it/tum2p9hdtex11.jpg
It will open the image in fullscreen in ...
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Terminal not working on Yosemite
Not sure about the Yosemite version because "About this mac" option doesn't work too. Terminal, X11, Screenshot to name a few, don't work.
Used to work fine since I updated from Lion a few months ago....
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Using X11-Forwarding to show UI that runs by different user
I've logged on to my Mac under 'user1', and opened a terminal in which I've switched to another user 'user2' using su command.
Now I've opened a .txt file from that terminal by typing open file.txt ...
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How to change X11/Xquartz colour setting to 256 colors Using Bash Script?
I want to change X11 color settings from 'From Display'(default) to '256 colors' using Terminal.app. I already know how to change it using the GUI, but I need a bash script to do it. I have:
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XQuartz: xterm command slow since last update
I often use the following command to get a new terminal on XQuartz.
xterm -sh 1.01 -u8 -fa 12 -fg LightBlue -bg black &
However, since the last update of XQuartz, it takes about 1 min for the ...
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X11/Xlib.h file not found
I am trying to install Savi-program for monitoring satellites found here via Terminal. I am developer so I have XCode installed. which gcc returns /usr/bin/gcc. Command make ARCH=macosx once in the ...
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X11 applications don't open after XQuartz update (OS X 10.10.4)
I updated X11 by installing the most recent XQuartz package, 2.7.9. Now, when opening an application that is supported by X11 (e.g., emacs), my terminal throws an error (while X11 starts in the ...
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Where does this strange output in Terminal come from?
Everytime I open my terminal I get a little notification error:
declare -x Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render="/tmp/launch-jsWpOJ/Render"
declare -x DISPLAY="/tmp/launch-yARwMh/org.macosforge.xquartz:0"
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X11 app no longer opening since 10.10.3
After upgrading to 10.10.3 X11 applications are not opening anymore from the terminal.
The X11 symlink in /usr is correct
$ ls -l /usr/X11
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8 Aug 7 2014 /usr/X11 -> /...
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Preview image from pipe
I have a command line utility, let's called as: produce_image. So i can do the following in the Terminal:
$ produce_image > some.jpg
$ open some.jpg #opens Preview.app
also, I have ImageMagick ...
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Why doesn't (can't?) terminal support the x11 protocol?
It would be great to be able to x tunnel over ssh; why does one have to use XQuartz (etc) instead?
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XQuartz is not starting from within tmux
I'm using the standard apple terminal with zsh as my default shell.
In my ~/.zprofile (equivalent of .profile) I have the following line:
[[ $TERM != "screen" ]] && exec tmux
This basically ...
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no key repeat in Xquartz (x11)
I don't think I've used x11 since switching to Mountain Lion (and thus Xquartz). I recently tried to use it and my key repeat isn't working. When I press a key, it inserts the corresponding ...
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Allow the Terminal.app to pass command key based keystrokes to terminal programs
I want to allow programs running in the terminal the ability to interpret the keyboard short cut Cmd + S
I have already Remapped the Terminals' default binding of Cmd + S to Ctrl + S via the ...
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unable to run ddd on mac
I am trying to install ddd debugger on my MAC. It installed fine, however when I try to run it I get the following error:
bash-3.2$ ddd test
Error: No `Ddd' application defaults file
To resolve this ...
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Why is Wine X11 not creating a window on my Mac?
I have the wine software on my mac and I have a little problem here:
I try running my windows executable and I get this error in the console:
Application tried to create a window, but no driver ...
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