Re: [overworked] How to get the local a Remote-X-Display?

["Chuck Norwood" <crn@pacbell.net>]

You may need ssh -Y to enable applications to run in xterms.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [overworked] How to get the local a Remote-X-Display?


> On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 04:33:03PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> > I have a Workstation and a broken (display) Laptop.  ssh(d) is working
> > and now I like to get the X-Display running on my workstation with the
> > server on my laptop.
> >
> >     ssh -X michelle.konzack@laptop "startx -- :1"
> >
> > is not the thing I need since it start the display (invisible, because
> > the display is broken) on my Laptop, - Aghhhh!
> >
> > How can I get the Display on my workstation?
>
> Run an X system on the workstation and then run the applications you
> need with ssh, e.g, from an xterm (or just a button in icewm, whatever):
> $ssh -Xf laptop konqueror
>
> Then the konq window will pop up onto your workstation's Xwindow
> display.
>
> Doug.
>
>
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