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VcXsrv is an X Server for Windows

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Blurry fonts on using Windows default scaling with WSL GUI applications (HiDPI)

Is there a way to fix blurry fonts in linux GUI applications when being run from WSL (Ubuntu 18.04) using the default Windows scaling? Things I have tried so far: With Xming: Tried disabling Windows scaling and setting it from linux side using…
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WSL 2 running Ubuntu - X server "Can't open display"

I have been setting up Ubuntu on Windows 10 WSL 2 so that I can start to ssh into a workstation at my school. I haven't had issues with ssh-ing into the remote computer, but haven't been able to open a GUI with an X server. Ubuntu 20.04.1…
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-keyhook parameter is not working with VcXsrv on Windows 10

I am running Xfce in Full-Screen mode using Windows Subsystem for Linux and VcXsrv. I'd like to use Alt + Tab to alternate between open Xfce programs. However when I press Alt + Tab it triggers Windows's applications switch. I have already tried the…
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How to add fonts to VcXsrv X-Server?

I can't find any documentation on how to add new fonts to VcXsrv. I found this but this is for a different program (Xming) and though I followed all the steps the fonts still doesn't show up in the X-server application (I'm trying with…
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Why is delay with VcXsrv so much slower than Xming when X11 forwarding

I was beating my head against the wall trying to figure out why opening an application through X11 forwarding was taking so long. To open the simplest app like xclock was taking ~20 seconds for the GUI to appear. This was with VcXsrv. After…
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Keeping connections with VcXsrv to applications in hyper-v machine

I'm running X-Applications on Ubuntu in Hyper-V and connecting to them with VcXsrv. After my computer goes to sleep for a while the connections are lost, i.e. the X-Applications windows are no longer visible. The applications are howerver still…
Reto Gmür
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Windows 10 Ubuntu X11 with Xming (xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:0.0)

I am running ubuntu app on windows 10 (64b) same as on my other machine, exact same configuration with Xming for X11 but I am getting xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:0.0 I noticed that there was no ~/.Xauthority so I followed some…
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Can hide Terminator but can't show it again?

I've written a short script to start vcxsrv then run bash -c -l "DISPLAY=:0 terminator" and after a moment the terminal launches, however when I toggle the hide_window hotkey in terminator (I've customized it to use ctrl+`, but the default doesn't…
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F13 is incorrectly treated as numpad Enter in vcxsrv

I use SharpKeys on my Windows 8 machine to rebind the Caps Lock key to F13 so that I can use it as a hotkey/modifier in other programs. This works fine in Windows applications--for example, http://keycode.info/ correctly reports that I've hit F13…
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Super+L not passed through and getting stuck with VcXsrv

Started using VcXsrv on Win10 in order to run fully fledged linux environment with a window manager. Server is launched with -keyhook option so modifier keys get passed to the clients as well. But Super+L is still problematic - it doesn't appear to…
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Ubuntu on Windows GUI interface sizing issues with text editors

I've installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my Windows 10 machine using WSL2. I have also installed VcXsrv to use XLaunch to enable GUI environments to open. I updated the high DPI settings found here: Blurry fonts on using Windows default scaling with WSL…
Lou
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How to run GUI Linux apps in WSL with VcXsrv directly from Windows CMD instead of WSL bash?

With VcXsrv running and display configuration added to '/home/MYACCOUNT/.bashrc', I can start Linux GUI apps from WSL termin. However, since the display is only configured after terminal start, I cannot start GUI apps directly in Windows by running…
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VcXrv to connect to X server on vm

System: archlinux as a vm on vmware workstation on windows10 host VcXsrv installed on windows10 host as X-client. The question is: if I start X server on archlinux, how to use VcXsrv as X-client and connect to X server on archlinux?
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Using Ctrl-Shift to switch languages prevents from using other combinations, containing Ctrl-Shift in VcXsrv

I am running VcXsrv with the following command "C:\Program Files\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe" :0 -ac -terminate -lesspointer -multiwindow -clipboard -wgl -xkblayout us,ru -xkboptions grp:ctrl_shift_toggle in this case I am able to switch languages by…
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Cannot open VCXSrv

I am using Windows 10 Home on a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop. I know the product is not tested for Windows 10 upgrade, but this question still applies. When I open VCXSrv, it shows: Cannot move old log file…
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