On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 12:17 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> -----"Darrell Michaud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -----
>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >From: "Darrell Michaud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Date: 11/14/2008 01:23PM
> >cc: "Greater NH Linux User Group" <gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org>
> >Subject: Re: YDL (RHAT) etc/sysconfig/desktop
> >
> >You may wish to consider not using a window manager at all. You may
> >be
> >able to do everything you need on an ssh console. Or if you must run
> >something graphical, you may be able to use X11 forwarding over SSH
> >back
> >to your normal desktop.
> >
>
> That is worth pursuing. How does one get X11 forwarding on ssh to
> work? I saw something written up, but it did look a little scary.
Assuming the YDL box has its config set up to permit it ("X11Forwarding
yes" in /etc/ssh/sshd_config), just ssh into the box w/either the -X or
-Y flag, and fire up your X11 app from that shell, and the gui will show
up on your local machine.
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Jarod Wilson
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