> Well, check the tasksel bug reports. I wonder whether there is already > such a suggestion or not (I bet there is one....I just can't check > right now). > > Anyway, "aptitude install x-window-system" or something similar should > do the trick. > > The problem, as often in tasksel, is getting the picture of "what is > actually commonly accepted to be included in a minimal X system task", > ie making choices. This is something that Debian is not always very > good at (making decisions...).
The servers that I maintain are headless. No X-window display server is installed, but the packages xbase-clients and xterm are. The file /etc/ssh/sshd_config has the line X11Forwarding yes >From my workstation, which has a X display server, I do ssh -X hls xterm to get a X-terminal on hls (Head Less Server) HtH Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]