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On Dec 6, 2016 17:45, "Larry Brigman" <larry.brig...@gmail.com> wrote:

>From ssh man page.....

    -Y      Enables trusted X11 forwarding.  Trusted X11 forwardings are not
             subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls.


On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Michael Barnes <barnmich...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> -Y ? That's a new one on me. More info, please.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
>
>
> On Dec 6, 2016 10:45, "Larry Brigman" <larry.brig...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The simplest solution is to add -X or -Y to your ssh line and then launch
> the program from the command line.
>
> On Dec 6, 2016 10:20 AM, "Dick Steffens" <d...@dicksteffens.com> wrote:
>
> > What's the word I need to search on for a tool to connect to a remote
> > Ubuntu machine and have access to the GUI?
> >
> > I already SSH into the machine for one task I need to do. But sometimes
> > I need to run a program on it that requires a GUI. I recall that there
> > are such tools, but don't recall the names.
> >
> > The remote box runs MythTV. I'm no longer using it to drive a TV, but
> > just for viewing the schedule. I can always get out a monitor and hook
> > it up, but for the few times I need to run the front end program, it
> > would be easier to do it from another machine.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dick Steffens
> >
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