Free X server for windows

Is there a (preferably free) X server software package that I can use to connect to Linux box from Windows? I've tried exceed from hummingbird, but it's expensive, are there free alternatives with the same quality?

user157195

Posted 2011-06-24T09:43:37.513

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i'd suggest taking look at xming or mobaxterm

Journeyman Geek

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can xming be integrated with xshell? or does it need to be putty? – user157195 – 2011-06-24T10:13:22.867

well, for most part, places where i used xming had it already set up, so i never really got to poke at it. i don't recall what they used with it. http://www.doxer.org/learn-linux/use-xming-xshell-to-display-linux-gui-to-windows-desktop-x11-forwarding/ this indicates its possible.

– Journeyman Geek – 2011-06-24T10:40:56.987

There's Cygwin/X. Can be overkill just for X (although a highly recommend installing cygwin anyway), or xming which is more self contained.

EightBitTony

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Apart from xming, there is also a free application called vcxsrv which is similar to xming but freely available. The use of this program is similar to xming.

jdhao

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