How to use evince to open PDF accessed through remote ssh?
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It is extremely likely this question comes from a major misunderstanding, but I will explain what I am trying to do/have done. I am also not fully sure this is a Linux/Unix issue.
My goal is to view a pdf on a remote computer that I am accessing with ssh -X. For context, I am doing this on Windows 11 Powershell.
(EDIT) This is on my local laptop using Windows 11 Powershell. I want this display to be on my local laptop and the pdf is on the remote computer which uses Linux. I installed WSL while trying to figure this out, but I don't think I've used it for anything.
I started with using
evince Filename.pdf
as I've done on my school's lab computers, but it gives me Cannot parse arguments: Cannot open display:
I've tried setting a display with export DISPLAY='IP:0.0'
because some StackExchange comments said to try that.
I called xhost +
a bunch. I don't know what that does, but comments said do that.
My question is simply how to use Evince to open this PDF file. I'm not specifically tied to Evince.
I just want to view the PDF and I'm unsure of the process.
It's worth mentioning that I have sudo permissions.
Asked by lingStudent
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Jun 26, 2023, 04:10 PM
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