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subject: Re: Java program under cygwin?
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Hello Dave, hello Jim! 

> It looks like no X11 DISPLAY variable was set, but this
> program
> performed an operation which requires it.  This is probably a consequence
> of
> the fact that you're trying to run a GUI in a text-only environment.

OK, then I guess I got something wrong:

I thought cygwin would help me run programs under Linux from a windows machine ...?

When running the same Java programme directly under the same Linux machine the program is working as expected.


Jim Drash wrote:
> Are you running an X-server on your local box? That is what the
> message is saying.  It needs to talk to an X-server.

Sorry, I am a complete newbie to all this! :-( 
What is an X-Server?

Thanks again,
Peter

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