# HG changeset patch # User Oleksandr Gavenko # Date 1470230275 -10800 # Node ID 769233fb9bc8a471a8e994dc3306cd834006e8d3 # Parent b09608bae2a0a824b162fe200c2f1b7af47150e3 Running X server under Windows. diff -r b09608bae2a0 -r 769233fb9bc8 x.rst --- a/x.rst Mon Aug 01 19:51:15 2016 +0300 +++ b/x.rst Wed Aug 03 16:17:55 2016 +0300 @@ -459,3 +459,17 @@ $ sudo apt-get install xnest $ startx xterm -- `command -v Xnest` :1 -geometry 800x600 +Running X server under Windows +============================== + +https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/ + VcXsrv Windows X Server, the xorg git sources compiled with Visual C++ 2012 + Express Edition. +http://x.cygwin.com/ + Cygwin's xwin. Cygwin/X is a port of the X Window System to the Cygwin API + layer for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. +https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/ + Xming is the leading X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP + (+ server 2012/2008/2003). It is fully featured, small and fast, simple to + install and because it is standalone native Microsoft Windows, easily made + portable (not needing a machine-specific installation).