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# Displaying local clients

You can start X clients for display on your X server by:

- Right-clicking on the "X applications menu" icon in the notification area, and choosing from the menu.

  > Note: The `alacarte` package may be installed to edit the menu via Preferences->Main Menu, or XDG_MENU_PREFIX="xwin-" alacarte from a terminal.

  > Similarly, for other menu editor applications e.g. `mozo`.

- Running the client from a Cygwin shell, e.g.

      $ xterm &

  > Note: When starting from X clients from a shell, it may be necessary to ensure the `DISPLAY` environment variable is set correctly. This step is not necessary if you are entering your commands into an X terminal, as DISPLAY must already be set in that case. e.g. in a bash shell:

  >               $ export DISPLAY=:0.0

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