Re: [Mesa3d-users] LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT ignored / glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual. [solved or circumvented?]

[Nathan K. <nat...@sp...>]

[just looking at this portion of your mail]

On 10-02-21 06:29 AM, Reuti wrote:
> *** Behavior of failing programs:
>
> Starting programs via SSH's X11 forwarding which use OpenGL I get
> errors like:
>
> - glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual.
>
> Even setting LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT or LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFWARE doen't
> change anything.

1. Keep in mind that newer Mesa libGLs will give the same error message 
as above if your GLX server doesn't support fbconfigs.

2. You have a typo above "LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFWARE",  did you use the 
correct (sofTware) variable in your terminal?

-Nathan