From b901b0969beed73550c92db25e2b02d5405bc98c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Wang Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:47:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add SSH graphical app environment variables --- SSH.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/SSH.md b/SSH.md index f638fd2..d22b1ca 100644 --- a/SSH.md +++ b/SSH.md @@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ This command connects you to our SSH server at [exozy.me](https://exozy.me) You ### Run graphical apps -If you want to run graphical apps, you can use X11 forwarding with `ssh -X`. Note that this works best with a Linux client; otherwise, follow [these instructions](https://researchit.las.iastate.edu/x-forwarding-mac-and-windows). +If you want to run graphical apps, you can use X11 forwarding with `ssh -X`. Note that this works best with a Linux client; otherwise, follow [these instructions](https://researchit.las.iastate.edu/x-forwarding-mac-and-windows). To get KDE apps to display the correct theme, set the environment variables `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=KDE` and `KDE_SESSION_VERSION=5`. -You can also use [Waypipe](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe) if you need graphical acceleration. +If you use Wayland, you can try [Waypipe](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe), which may have better performance. Set the environment variable `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland`. ### SSH config file