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...@@ -61,22 +61,6 @@ To enable the X display forwarding, log in using the `-X` option in the SSH clie ...@@ -61,22 +61,6 @@ To enable the X display forwarding, log in using the `-X` option in the SSH clie
local $ export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 local $ export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
``` ```
## Verify the Forwarding
To verify the forwarding, type:
```console
$ echo $DISPLAY
```
if you receive something like:
```console
localhost:10.0
```
then the X11 forwarding is enabled.
## X Server ## X Server
In order to display the GUI of various software tools, you need a running X server on your desktop computer. For Linux users, no action is required as the X server is the default GUI environment on most Linux distributions. Mac and Windows users need to install and run the X server on their workstations. In order to display the GUI of various software tools, you need a running X server on your desktop computer. For Linux users, no action is required as the X server is the default GUI environment on most Linux distributions. Mac and Windows users need to install and run the X server on their workstations.
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