> nothing i supose , but thats not what e-smith was intended to do i think
> same reason as why there are no compilers installed
Yeah. I wasn't suggesting that it should be. But it seems like a simplier
and less invasive solution for those people that do want to run apps that
need X or want to run X and can't.
A lot of backup tools require it?
Cheers,
Richard.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Ford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: vrijdag 6 juli 2001 6:06
> To: dev info
> Subject: [e-smith-devinfo] Lack of X
>
> Just thinking.
>
> If people decide to use e-smith as a more general linux box and hence need
X
> suuport for apps.
>
> What is wrong with a simple export DISPLAY=myIPnumber:0.0
>
> And then loading the app in question? And running an X sever on your
> desktop - be it Linux or windows?
>
> I just thought of this, as I over a SSH session manipulated a GIS and
> performed some calculations and modeling - where I had exported the
display
> to that of a screen in another city.
>
>
> Richard Ford.
> Cubok PTY LTD
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>
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