Top "X11" questions

X11 is an extensible windowing system for bitmap displays.

Run X application in a Docker container reliably on a server connected via SSH without "--net host"

Without a Docker container, it is straightforward to run an X11 program on a remote server using the SSH X11 …

docker ssh x11 x11-forwarding
An error ['\+' is an unrecognized escape in character string starting "\+" while creating a R package

I tried to create a package using some functions and scripts I created (using X11 on a Mac). While R …

macos r package x11
X11/Xlib: Window always on top

A window should stay on top of all other windows. Is this somehow possible with plain x11/xlib? Googling for "…

user-interface x11 window-managers
xterm not working in mininet

I'm using mininet version 2.1.0. My setup is such that I've to run the mininet command from a remote machine, e.…

python x11 mininet
X11: run a gnome app as another user

I have ubuntu + x11 + gnome. I want to run a graphical application as another user. However, when I start it …

linux ubuntu x11 gnome sudo
Inside a Docker Container: "Error: cannot open display: localhost:11.0"

I am trying to use programs with a graphical interface in a docker container over ssh. Currently I am connected …

docker x11 xserver
A virtual display for ubuntu server

My question is: is there a way to set up a virtual display as default display on a linux server (…

virtual x11 ubuntu-server
How do I obtain, and synchronize, a complete list of all X11 windows?

I want to monitor all the open windows under X11. Currently, I'm doing this as follows: Initially walking the whole …

c linux x11 race-condition xorg
X11/GLX - Fullscreen mode?

I am trying to create a Linux application - a screensaver, in this case - and it is proving remarkably …

c++ linux opengl x11 glx
Programmatically launching standalone Adobe flashplayer on Linux/X11

The standalone flashplayer takes no arguments other than a .swf file when you launch it from the command line. I …

python linux adobe x11 flash