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Enable X11 forwarding on Ubuntu 23.04
# ensure `X11Forwarding yes` is set (or uncommented)
sudo vi /etc//etc/ssh/sshd_config

# confirm no mistakes in config
sudo sshd -t -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config

# restart sshd
sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

# if any issues
sudo systemctl status sshd.service

Secure:

ssh -Y user@host

If security isn't an issue:

ssh -X user@host
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