Cygwin/X
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Cygwin/X is an implementation of the X Window System that runs under Microsoft Windows. It is part of the Cygwin project, and is installed using Cygwin's standard setup system. As with the rest of Cygwin, Cygwin/X is free software, licensed under the GPL.
Cygwin/X originally used XFree86, but now uses the X.Org Server, owing to concerns over XFree86's new license not being compatible with the GPL.
Recent releases of Cygwin/X added support for "rootless" operation, where the X root window is not displayed, and where X applications appear on the Windows desktop as fully-fledged toplevel applications. Before this feature was introduced, all X windows were confined to a single container window (in a manner similar to MDI subwindows).
Cygwin/X Tips
- To start an SSH session with trusted X11 forwarding enabled, type ssh -Y user@machine.name.com
- (in previous versions of Cygwin, this was enabled by default, so -Y wasn't needed)
See also
External links
- Project home page
- Installing Cygwin/X (official page)
- Displaying Remote Clients (Secure SSH and Unsecure Telnet) with Cygwin/X (official page)
- Cygwin/X Tutorial from UBiC
- How to Install Cygwin/X and use Secure SSH at RIT
- Cygwin: Changing the Face of Windows
- Xming: a compact X server for Windowszh:Cygwin/X