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The basic graphical display server X.Org, which is the official reference implementation of the X Window System. Alternatives include Wayland.

The X Window System, also called X11, X.Org, or X, is distributed as free software by its developer, the X.Org Foundation. It provides the basic framework for a GUI by drawing and moving windows and handling input from mouse, keyboard and touchscreen. The actual user interface is provided by client software.

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What are xhost and xhost +si?

What is this script doing? #!/bin/bash xhost +local: xhost +si:localuser:root What is the default list of xhost?
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How do I fix "Your system is running in low-graphics mode"?

Possible Duplicate: How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error? I installed 12.04 LTS (upgraded from 11.10) but When I start my computer it shows Your system is running in low-graphics mode, Your screen, graphics card, and…
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How can I display whole Ubuntu XWindow desktop on my Windows PC screen, with Xming

As title, I tried command gnome-session --session=ubuntu from my PuTTY console, but after some seconds, it fails saying something like: gnome-session-is-accelerated: No composite extension. gnome-session-check-accelerated: Helper exited with code…
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Could not open X display giggle: Cannot open display

I'm completely new to Linux, I have installed in my computer (running on windows 7) a Virtual machine with Ubuntu desktop 14.04. I have installed some programs using apt-get install NAME_OF_THE PROGRAM. The problem is that when I try to launch the…
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Problem with user account after reinstalling ubuntu-desktop

After reinstalling ubuntu-desktop and xserver when I try to login into my account I get on login screen again.Now I can login only into user account.What to do?
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Why do I have to reconfigure X-server after every shutdown

Everytime I shutdown my computer running Ubuntu 12.04 and power it back on, Ubuntu does not seem to detect my video card, and I have to run sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Any ideas why this is happening? Thanks
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VGA Passtrough > VM Script

I´m using Xubuntu 15.04 and i try to create a script with the following points. Run your system normally Use dGPU via DRI_PRIME=1 Stop X server Unload dGPU driver Pass GPU to VFIO Run X server and VM Pass GPU to VM Stop VM Stop X server Unbind GPU…
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How to start and run a command in X server from remote Terminal?

I need to run a command in Ubuntu Terminal on my computer. I am connected to the other computer by SSH. I need to be able to start X server from my remote computer (without being able to interact with X server once it has started) and run a script…
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What makes xset -dpms on my machine?

I always xset +dpms. But nearly every day dpms is switched off again. How can I find out what program is doing this?
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HP Prolient ML350 G5, should ubuntu server be installed?

Would it be wiser on the HP prolient ML350 G5 to run desktop ubuntu or Ubuntu Server? I am not familiar with the Server variant, any tips or ideas?
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X Server Doesn't Start Until After Decryption Of HDD on Ubuntu 14.04

For some reason X Server isn't starting until I decrypt the drive. I have full disk encryption, and basically enter the decryption key on a black screen & then X Server starts and the graphics appear on the screen. How do I get X Server to start so…
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how do i get remote desktop or other services running on ubuntu 12.04

I have just installed ubuntu 12.04 on a computer and would like to have it act as a server for remote desktop sessions and other services on my network. How can I accomplish this. I am also new to using ubuntu. Formerly all windows user.
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NetAnim: cannot connect to X server

I have Ubuntu machine with NS3 and NetAnim installed. When trying to run NetAnim with the command ./NetAnim, it does not run and I always get this message "NetAnim: cannot connect to X server". I have been trying to fix it for two weeks but could…
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X authority not found

Help please new to Ubuntu I'm stuck on tty and don't know what to do here are photos of error
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How to forbid xserver automatic restart

Pressing the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Del restart x server. Using the shell, sudo killall lightdm kills the x server but it's re-started. How to fordib automatic restart?
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