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Re: X running without monitor (may be w/o videocard)



On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
> How do you set up X to run in a machine without monitor, or even may
> be without video card? About this last one I am not sure. A hosted server, to
> forward X through ssh you still need X there.

You don't need the X server to run any X clients (the programs themselves).
The clients will forward their requests over ssh to your X server.

You need xauth and all the libs installed on the headless server, however.

If you for some weird reason NEED a local Xserver, have a look at vnc. It
will run headless.

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