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Re: Using remote apps on local X server



Bob Smither wrote:
This must be a FAQ, but I could not stumble upon a solution.  With other
Linux boxen, I can ssh -X into them, then run X apps on the remote with
local display.  On a newly installed Sarge Debian box, doing this
results in the following error:

  Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

Any suggestions as to why I can't run the remote app and see it locally?

Thanks!

You will need to set the DISPLAY variable and export it. I don't know what you set it to, but I do know you will have to export DISPLAY serverx: X,X X here = display and serverx=name or ipaddress of the desired server (such as 192.168.2.4: 0,0. I have just exhausted my knowledge of the matter as I don't play with exporting displays, but I hope that helps, and at the very least, get you on the right track.

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Damon L. Chesser
damon@damtek.com
damon@okfairtax.org



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