Overview

SSH X11 Forwarding Display is a tricky thing to establish on different Windows operating systems. MobaXterm is a free Xserver and tabbed SSH client for Windows Operating Systems which allows you to run native Linux Applications like they are running on your Windows.

Download MobaXterm

MobaXterm is a free Xserver and tabbed SSH client for Windows Operating Systems

How To

Open MobaXterm and Connect to your Linux Desktop/Server:

Enable the X Server Button on the top toolbar
Go to Sessions tab on the left sidebar
Right-Click Saved sessions and create a new session
Click the SSH tab and fill in: Host and username
Make sure X11-Forwarding is Checked and click OK

SSH X11 Forwarding Display using MobaXterm on Windows

The next steps are for Linux operating systems without X:

Linux Packages

CentOS/Fedora/RHEL X11 installation

yum install xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-fonts-\* xorg-x11-font-utils xorg-x11-fonts-Type1

Debian/Ubuntu X11 installation

apt-get install xauth xfonts-base
``` You can find other fonts by searching for packages containing 'xfonts' in their name.

# SSH X11 Forwarding Display Configuration

Edit '/etc/ssh/sshd\_config' and make sure you have ```text
X11Forwarding yes

D-Bus Error

If you are getting this error: “D-Bus library appears to be incorrectly set up; failed to read machine uuid: Failed to open “/var/lib/dbus/machine-id” Run: ```bash dbus-uuidgen > /var/lib/dbus/machine-id


# Screenshot

**Running xclock on Windows** :) ![SSH X11 Forwarding Display using MobaXterm on Windows xclock](images/mobaxterm-xclock.png)

Enjoy!

SSH X11 Forwarding with MobaXterm on Windows