Re: windows and X (was Re: [PLUG] putty)

[Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com>]

On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 05:18:58PM -0400, Dan Crosta wrote:
> Google 'startx.zip', and go to the Co-Linux download page (it's in the
> first few results, usually). I forget who, but someobody packagged up the
> X server from cygwin without all the rest.
> 
> fwiw, I haven't been able to get this running without also having a
> fullish cygwin install also on my hard drive, but maybe your luck will be
> better -- i suspect this is related to the startx stuff not properly
> registering dlls or something windowsey like that. but at least this lets
> you start an x server without having to also start the cygwin shell, so
> one less button for your taskbar ;)

I've already got a reasonably full cygwin install on this box.  I
vaguely remember installing some X stuff, then promptly forgot about
it.  Had I known it was this easy to use I'd have tried it out a long
time ago.

Walt

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