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Re: The Very Verbose Guide to Updating and Compiling Your Debian Kernel



* Daniel Farnsworth Teichert <danielt@ee.byu.edu> [20030305 12:23 PST]:
> (Note that the above requires that root has access to your X
> display, because it uses 'xconfig'. Now, this is probably going
> to show you how clue-less I am, but one simple way I do this on
> occasion is by 'ssh -X root@localhost' to become root for the
> above; go ahead, tell me it's silly--I know : ).

Actually, you get a big round of applause.  ssh -X root@localhost is a
fine way to go.  When you started to say clueless I was preparing myself
for another "why nobody should ever use xhost, ever" rant coming on, but
you've done things the^H^H^H^H a good way =)

> Anyway, like I have already implied, I'm no expert here--but I
> thought this was more along the Debian lines.

I haven't taken a look at the referenced document yet, so I can't say
how it compares, but your procedure looks good, at least by my cursory
glance.  (Although, I generally use menuconfig, which makes the whole X
discussion moot.  That's just a matter of personal preference, though.)

good times,
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