Re: File server without the Xserver
on 18:37 Fri 11 Mar, Dan (ganchya@gmail.com) wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius <dredmorbius@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > on 15:41 Fri 11 Mar, Dan (ganchya@gmail.com) wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am going to prepare a File Server with Debian in a ProLiant and I think
> > > that I will not install the X-Server. But I would like to run remotely
> > some
> > > gnome X programs with ssh. Which package should I install to do this,
> > only
> > > xauth or I also need xbase-clients plus the gnome programs?
> >
> > You'll just need the x clients components. APT will handle those
> > dependencies nicely for you. That's its job.
> >
> > Installing an X server is unnecessary unless you're running a display
> > locally. Some remote display protocols (VNC, NX) essentially /do/ do
> > this, and when used in this fashion, you could install /their/ X server
> > components to satisfy requirements.
> >
> > For remote tunnelled SSH X11 clients, you're using your local X11
> > server.
> >
> > > Is it better for a File Server to make a text-based installation or it is
> > > recommended to install also the X-Server to have GUI in the server?
> >
> > My preference is to keep servers as lean as possible. The
> > CPU/disk/memory overhead is generally not a concern. Security/stability
> > and risk of cruft is. Some vendors absolutely insist on having a full
> > GUI installed to use, or (in the case of Oracle), simply to /install/
> > their products.
> >
> > Nuts.
> >
> >
> Yes I do agree that it is better to keep the server as lean as possible.
> That is why I will not install the XServer
>
> I will just use apt to handle the dependencies but I will check that xauth
> is also installed. I think that I need xauth to tunnel X11 through ssh.
xauth is required by xbase-clients. It'll get installed with that.
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