Note the DISPLAY environment variable will be set automatically, and you should not set it yourself on the remote host.

Use the SSH client configured with X11 Forwarding above to log in to the Unix server, and it will work with Xming to display the graphics on your PC.See PuTTY SSH client if you don’t have an SSH client installed on your PC.Configure your SSH client program to forward X11 connections (if not done previously).Xming icon will appear at the bottom right of your screen.Start -> All Programs -> Xming -> Xming.Select Start Menu Folder: take default, click Next.

Select Components: select all Fonts available, click Next.Double-click the downloaded Xming-fonts-x-x-x-x-setup.exe file to begin the Xming fonts installation. At Completing the Xming Setup Wizard, uncheck. More recent Macs should already have this capability under OS X. Create a desktop icon for Xming and Create a Quick Launch icon for Xming. Select Destination Location: take default, click Next The Xming server allows external X11 processes to display windows on your Windows PC.Welcome to the Xming-fonts Setup Wizard: Next.Select Additional Tasks: take default, click Next.Select Start menu Folder: take default, click Next.Select Components: take default, click Next.Select Destination Location: take default C:Program FilesXming.Welcome to the Xming Setup Wizard: Next.

So, download Xming unless you want to try Xming-mesa. You need the Mesa libraries or Mesa version when you have an awkward X client that’s failing to display.

Xming uses Microsoft’s OpenGL renderer interface as standard (i.e.

If you don’t already have an X Server software such as Exceed or X-Win32 installed on your PC, you can follow the procedure outlined here to install Xming and use it with SSH to run graphical applications remotely on a unix server in a secure way. Xming is an X Window server for Microsoft Windows (XP/2003/Vista) freely available at. Below are steps on how to install and use Xming.

Xming $display