Re: Starting programs on local x through telnet
> Is it possible to start programs needing x to run through the net (telnet,
> rlogin ...). How do i tell them to use my screen?
> The program tells me its starting (it has a text output) and then doesn't
> do anything else (it's suposed to have a graphical interface). The remote
> system is a unix (one of the computers is running linux but it doesn't
> have all the relevant programs).
Yes. Start X on your computer, telnet/ssh/rlogin to the remote comp, set the
DISPLAY and then start whatever program you want.
DISPLAY should be set to something like <youripaddress>:0.0 . You might need
to set permissions for this with xhost
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