Starting X Under Cygwin¶
This is just a quick note to myself on how to launch Cygwin’s X server using native windows so I can delete it from my desktop.
After installing the X server from Cygwin, the server can be launched using:
$ XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-err
to let Windows handle the windowing. To launch X at log in, use
/bin/run. This boils down to creating a shortcut and setting the
target to
C:\Programs\CygWin\bin\run.exe XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
Then, place the short cut in the start up directory.
Edit: Desktop Environment¶
To use a desktop environment, follow these notes. KDE
appears to work out of the box. The Gnome and Mate desktops are not
working yet. It appears like the Gnome session looks in
/home/userid/ instead of $HOME. I’m still looking though.