X-Server

What is X-Server?

Linux (Unix-like) system separate user interface into client and server.
That means you can run programs in remote Linux computer and render the graphics & handle user-interface locally.

Server

X-Server server part takes remote signal as input, and render interface locally.

Linux

If you have graphics interface in your Linux, you do not need other server programs.

Windows

• VcXsrv: Download, Tutorials
• Xmanager: Website

Client

Linux

When your local computer is Linux, it is very easy to use x-server on remote computer A, you just need to add -X to enable x-server through ssh:

ssh -X admin@A

Then you can run programs with GUI, such as MATLAB.

Windows

• VcXsrv: follow Tutorials.

  • At the first time, you need to type the command in Windows Prompt by yourself to connect once.

    plink -ssh -2 -X -C -pw <password> <username>@<server-ip> <linux-command>
    

    For example, you can use <linux-command> such as: gnome-terminal, gedit, any command is OK.

• You can also use Xshell + VcXsrv or Xshell + Xmanager