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Thread: running X apps via SSH.
running X apps via SSH.
user name
 2006-10-02 14:05:18 

I wish to run a few X apps via ssh from a headless computer.
Simply trying 
to ssh with -X produces an error to the effect that a
variable is not 
defined. This makes perfect sense, something must be running
to give it a 
socket name. "0:0" etc.

What packages, services are minimaly required to run such a
gtk app 
remotely. What docs have been written on this?

t.i.a.

Robin-David Hammond     KB3IEN
running X apps via SSH.
user name
 2006-10-02 17:09:33 

  


  

    
On 10/2/06, Robin-David Hammond %KB3IEN < netbsdkb3ien.us">netbsdkb3ien.us> wrote:

I wish to run a few X apps via ssh from a headless computer. Simply trying
to ssh with -X produces an error to the effect that a variable is not
defined. This makes perfect sense, something must be running to give it a

socket name. "0:0&quot; etc.

Make sure the _server_ allows forwarding the X connection: in /etc/ssh/sshd_config, you should have

X11Forwarding yes

Then if you log in using ssh -X, the "DISPLAY" variable should be set automatically (usually to ":10&quot;)

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What packages, services are minimaly required to run such a gtk app
remotely. What docs have been written on this?


I assume you do have an X11 server running on the client (damn the X terminology is confusing: the machine you're sitting on with the keyboard and screen is the X server, but the ssh client; the headless remote box is the ssh server but the app you're running is the X client.) 


If you do have a proper X server running, building the app you want to use should have installed all the needed libs.

Joe.



  

  
  
   
     
    






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