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Re: [TCLUG:12935] Remote X



Jonathan Kline said:
> In order to Run the X Server on one Box and have it Displayed on another,
> What needs to be set and what programs need to be run on each PC?

X server or X application?  In X terminology, the server is the part that
generates the display and the client does oall the processing.  (Yes, it's
the exact opposite of the words' normal meanings.  Yes, it's confusing.  No,
I haven't ever gotten a coherent explanation beyond 'the client makes
requests for the server to do interface things'.)

Anyhow, if you're trying to separate the display from the X server, I don't
think that can be done.

If you're trying to separate the display from the client/application, all you
really have to do is telnet from workstation A to host B and start up an X
app.  The app will run on B and display itself on A.  (Depending on your
distro's default security settings, you may have to do an 'xhost B' on A
first.)

If you've got ssh installed, it can also be used for secure X connections - I
actually have my account set up to run wmmon on my server when I login using
'ssh servername wmmon' as one of my (WindowMaker) dock apps.

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