X11 FAQ

  1. Is X11 supported?

    The X11R6 libraries and fonts have been built for UWIN release 4.0 as part of the X11 package. The X11R6 libraries and fonts have been built with UWIN and are available as part of the X11 development package.

  2. What version of X11 is provided?

    The current release uses X11R6.5.

  3. Does UWIN contain an X11-server?

    The X11 base package contains an X11-server but the X11-server is not installed to start automatically.

  4. How do I start the X11 server?

    The script xrun, will start an X11 server in multi-window mode. In multi-window mode, each window is managed by the native Windows system.

  5. How do I start an xterm using UWIN?

    First and foremost ensure that X Server is running on the machine. Then export the DISPLAY variable to the machine where you want the display, typically locahost:0.0. The run xterm& to run it in the background.

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