Cygwin X is X Windows ported onto the M$ Windoz family of operating systems. Cygwin X consists of an X Server, X libraries, and nearly all of the standard X clients, such as xterm, xhost, xdpyinfo, xclock, and xeyes.
Download and Install
Download SETUP.EXE from Cygwin X from
http://x.cygwin.com/∞
Run SETUP.EXE and click / choose on the word 'default' to change it to 'install' for each of the components you require !
e.g.
base + install
net + install
X11 + install
(Its a bit complicated buit you can re-run setup at any time)
Option
Edit C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat and comment out xterm line
REM %RUN% xterm -e /usr/bin/bash -l
Start X
Run C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat and add it to your
StartUp group if you like !
Start X Term
Double click on the X Term shortcut
Learn more about X Windows at
http://www.x.org/XOrg_background.html∞
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