GLX

Overview

GLX (initialism for “OpenGL Extension to the X Window System”) is an extension to the X Window System core protocol providing an interface between OpenGL and the X Window System as well as extensions to OpenGL itself. It enables programs wishing to use OpenGL to do so within a window provided by the X Window System.

Loading this module fixes some problems users have reported when running interactive applications via x2go or xQuartz (Mac).

Restrictions on use

There are no restrictions on access to the libGL libraries on CSF.

Set up procedure

This module will mostly be used for interactive sessions. It can be loaded by:

module load libs/gcc/glx/1.5

Further info

See the website for full documentation.

Updates

None.