Re: X Server on Debian
On 0, David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org> wrote:
> Subba Rao <subba9@cablespeed.com> writes:
>
> > I have 2 Debian systems. One has X installed on it the 2nd system
> > does not. Now I would like to use the X server on the remote system
> > and X apps for a while. The 2nd system is for testing purposes and
> > does not really require X Windows. While I get the system ready I
> > would like to have access to X apps. How can I setup a X server?
> > Are there any links with such information for quick X server setup?
>
> The X "server" terminology is a little non-intuitive; the X server
> happens to be the thing that you run on the console you're sitting in
> front of. So you actually don't want an X server on the second
> machine, since it (presumably) doesn't have a physical display. But
> you can still remotely run X applications from that machine; try
>
> ssh -X second-system
>
> (where second-system is the hostname), any X programs you run from
> that shell on the remote machine should appear on your local display.
>
In actuality I would like to use the display manager and X apps from
the first system on the 2nd system.
Sorry, I was not clear the first time.
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Subba Rao
subba9@cablespeed.com
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