I hope this is the correct place to ask this, as it is somewhat of a Windows issue. My problem: When trying to "forward" (I think) X11 using Xming when I have an OpenGL program sitting on WSL I want to run, I can't find my SSH.exe!
Except, I can.
Image of ssh.exe being visible when searching outside of the Xming ssh.exe selection explorer:
Also, where doesn't work?
PS C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH> where .\ssh.exePS C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH>I was in the directory in which the .exe is, and where somehow can't find it. Xming itself cannot find it, as when I open C:\Windows\System32\, the OpenSSH directory apparently doesn't exist! See screenshot.
Image of OpenSSH directory being unavailable when trying to go through the Xming XLaunch program:
I've never seen this kind of thing happen before, so I don't know exactly what settings might be relevant here.
I've tried a few other things, as well:
- Tried marking
\OpenSSH\as non-read only, but was prevented from doing so even with admin access. Perhaps this is wise. - PuTTy connection, which results in an error for a different question. Something like "expected key exchange from server".
- Copying SSH .exe to several different locations, which did not work as Xming still couldn't find any of my attempts.
I've tried vcXsrv, but I can't get that to work either. I'm open to suggestions, my ultimate goal is to try to run an OpenGL program that I have on my WSL. I presume since WSL doesn't have its own window system, we have to pipe to Windows somehow? Not fully understanding that process. Do let me know if there is a simpler way, or some way to solve the issue I have described.