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XServer XSDL on Windows Pc

Developed By: pelya

License: Free

Rating: 4,2/5 - 1.267 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.20.51
Size 30.6 MB
Release Date March 13, 21
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (1)]

What's New:
Fixed mouse wheelOption to disable PulseAudio server [see more]

Description from Developer:
X Window System / X11 server for Android, complete and fully functional, with PulseAudio server included.
You may use it to stream applications from your Linux PC, or to launch Lin... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download XServer XSDL and install on Windows PC. XServer XSDL is free Tools app, developed by pelya. Latest version of XServer XSDL is 1.20.51, was released on 2021-03-13 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of XServer XSDL is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,267 users, 149 users had rated it 5*, 857 users had rated it 1*.

How to install XServer XSDL on Windows?

Instruction on how to install XServer XSDL on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install XServer XSDL on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install XServer XSDL using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "XServer XSDL" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install XServer XSDL on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "XServer XSDL" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.20.51 , 1.20.41.

Download XServer XSDL 1.20.51 on Windows PC – 30.6 MB

Download XServer XSDL 1.20.41 on Windows PC – 31.2 MB

X Window System / X11 server for Android, complete and fully functional, with PulseAudio server included.
You may use it to stream applications from your Linux PC, or to launch Linux installed on your Android (installing Linux is done via separate app).

3D acceleration and OpenGL are not supported. If you're launching X clients from PC, you can install VirtualGL to use OpenGL.

Touch screen with two fingers to send right mouse button click, with three fingers to send middle button click. You can also press button on your stylus, or use Bluetooth mouse.
Swipe with two fingers to scroll documents.
Finger hover is supported on select devices. If you have Galaxy S4/Note 3 device, enable AirView in system settings to use it.

To invoke keyboard, press Back key. Non-English text input is not supported in terminal, but it works in GUI applications.

If you don't see Back key, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

If you have hardware Menu key, it will send Ctrl-Z (Undo in most apps).

You can disable gyroscope in Mouse emulation → Advanced → Gyroscope.

You can enable portrait screen orientation and 24bpp color depth in Change device config → Video.

To set custom display number, go to Change device config → Command line parameters → change parameters to XSDL :123, press OK, where 123 is your display number. XSDL will listen on TCP port 6123. You may also pass other parameters to X server using this dialog.

To connect to the display manager on your PC, add parameter -query your.PC.IP.address to the Xserver command line, then configure your display manager.

If you have XDM, you will need to remove a line starting with :0 from /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers , add * to /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess , and set DisplayManager*authorize: false in /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config , to disable local X server and allow connections from external IP addresses.

If you want SHM extension to work in Linux chroot - download file libandroid-shmem.so from here:
https://github.com/pelya/cuntubuntu/tree/master/dist
copy it to chroot, set executable flag, and execute this in chroot before other commands:
export LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/libandroid-shmem.so

.APK file for side-loading and old versions:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/libsdl-android/files/apk/XServer-XSDL/
Sources:
https://github.com/pelya/commandergenius/tree/sdl_android/project/jni/application/xserver
Fixed mouse wheel
Option to disable PulseAudio server
Allows applications to open network sockets.