Hi,
I think I found out why I faced this problem. When downloading Cygwin, I had
chosen "download without installing". This installed only the base package.
Later, I followed the instructions at
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing to install X
server. I think this double installation created some problem.
I just deleted cygwin and reinstalled it. This time I chose, the "Install from
internet" option. Surprisingly this time, it showed xorg-server in the "select
packages" dialog (the previous time, it did not). So, I just followed the
instructions exactly as given in
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing and also
installed nedit from the packages.
After running "xinit nedit" from the Cygwin terminal, it runs fine!.
Thanks,Akshay
On Saturday, February 9, 2019, 1:51:31 AM GMT+5:30, akshay chavan
<akshay_chavan2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi,
A newbie to Cygwin here.
I have installed Cygwin on Windows 10. I have also installed the "nedit" editor
as a package while installing cygwin, along with x-org server and other
x-windows related stuff. When I open a cygwin console and type startxwin nedit,
I get the following error message:
xinit: unable to run server "/usr/bin/XWin": No such file or directory
Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/bin is in your path and
that "/usr/bin/XWin" is a program or a link to the right type of server
for your display. Possible server names include:
XWin X Server for the Cygwin environment on Microsoft Windows
Xvfb Virtual frame buffer
Xfake kdrive-based virtual frame buffer
Xnest X server nested in a window on another X server
Xephyr kdrive-based nested X server
Xvnc X server accessed over VNC's RFB protocol
Xdmx Distributed Multi-head X server
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error
What Am I doing wrong? I tried searching for solutions online but couldn't find
any. Sorry if this is silly, because I am a newbie to Cygwin.
Thanks
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