Re: X running without monitor (may be w/o videocard)
On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 11:58:05AM -0200, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> 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.
In sid xbase-utils provides xauth, is sarge is about the same
(probably). Is there any short howto anywhere?
Thank you guys.
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