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In Linux, the SSH terminal supports X forwarding by default.

Once XQuartz launches, you can use X forwarding with SSH from the Terminal or from the xterm application in XQuartz.Īdditionally, your personal computer's SSH terminal application must have X11 forwarding enabled: For X forwarding to work, you'll need to start XQuartz before making an SSH connection to the remote system.

For macOS, download and install XQuartz.

For X forwarding to work, you'll need to start Xming before connecting to the remote system with your SSH client (for example, PuTTY). For Windows, download and install Xming.

Most Linux distributions have the X server installed, but if your personal computer is running Windows or macOS, you will most likely need to install and run an X server application. The X server program manages the interaction between the remote application (the X client) and your computer's hardware. For X forwarding in SSH to work, your personal computer must be running an X server program.