Re: running X without desktop

[Dirk Vervoort <linuxx@telenet.be>]

Daniel Lannstrom wrote:

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.

Thanks,
    

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. 
  

>> The VLC input:streaming internet, Output: audio-card-> audio-system

What I would like to achieve is search on the internet for a stream via a browser ( but the DISPLAY is send to my local pc [xhost] )
 and play the selected sream on the remote VLC player ( option: while opening a stream [ save or play ?]  > play)