Wednesday, June 17, 2015

How to Start Linux GUI Applications at the Windows Host


1) Download and install VirtualBox 4.3.28 for Windows hosts:

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

2) Download and install CentOS 7 x86_64 inside VirualBox:

http://www.centos.org/download/

3) Download, install and launch Xming X Server 6.9 for Windows (+fonts):

http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

4) Install Linux packages:

# yum install xauth libXtst xclock \
xorg-x11-fonts-base xorg-x11-fonts-misc xorg-x11-font-utils xorg-x11-fonts-Type1

5) Start Linux GUI application (xclock) at the Windows host (with ip=192.168.10.101):

# export DISPLAY=192.168.10.101:0.0
# xclock



PS: This material based on article: Remote Eclipse over X11
PPS: xhost +

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