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If you will be running Genvisis on a remote Linux system, you need to set up X11 forwarding on your machine.

## Mac
1. Download [XQuartz](https://www.xquartz.org/).
2. Restart your computer.
3. Set up your ssh config file with X11 forwarding:
## Mac/Linux
1. Download [XQuartz](https://www.xquartz.org/) and restart your computer (Mac only; this step does not apply to Linux users).
2. Set up your ssh config file with X11 forwarding:
- Create or modify ~/.ssh/config as follows: vi ~/.ssh/config
- Ensure file permissions are set: chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config
4. Add the following line to each host in your ssh config file (not to the general **Host** section): ForwardX11 yes
3. Add the following line to each host in your ssh config file (not to the general **Host** section): ForwardX11 yes

Example file (note that the Host * section might be different on your system or might not be required):

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