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Cygwin/X consists of an X server, X libraries, and nearly all of the standard X clients.
Cygwin/X uses the Cygwin project which provides a UNIX-like API to Xlib and X clients, thereby minimizing the amount of porting required.
Cygwin/X is a component of a X Windows System which permit to see on your local computer software that run on the server: X11 - How to display remote clients (such as firefox, installation screen) with the X Server CygwinX ?
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X11 proxy: unable to connect to forwarded X server: Network error: Connection refused
Putty X11 proxy: unable to connect to forwarded X server: Network error: Connection refused
Cygwin doesn't listen anymore on TCP-IP, you have to add the following parameters:
-listen tcp
- Start XLaunch
- In the Extra Settings step, add in the additional parameters box: -listen tcp
- Windows will ask if you want to permit that Xserver makes TCP connection.
If you have made a configuration file, you can make a shortcut with the following parameters:
C:\cygwin64\bin>xlaunch.exe -run config.xlaunch
Thanks to putty cygwinx and x11 forwarding connection refused