Re: running X without desktop
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:57:43PM +0100, Dirk Vervoort wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> How far can I go on a remote pc with only 96 Mb,
>
> - Can I run X on a remote pc 192.168.1.2 without a desktop and export a
> display like DISPLAY=192.168.1.5 to my client pc were I run xhost +
> 192.168.1.2.
> - Is there a very small kernel available or should I compile one myself
> ( never did it )
> - Can I run vlc without frontend interface but with only a remote web
> interface ?
>
> At this moment this works fine: JWM-desktop + VLC and its web
> interface + telnetd
>
> Not secure ?, no problem it is local after a router.
>
> Thank,
Sending VLC's video output to a remote X11 server will not be fast (even
on a LAN). In this case I think it would be better to use VLC build-in
streaming capabilities.
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