[ILUG] X Windows Query

[Conor Wynne]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Jason Corcoran <jason at jcorcoran.net> wrote:

> On Tuesday 15 April 2008 12:02:48 James McBoyle wrote:
> > On 15/04/2008, Ian <ianhoweire at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Just a quick question regarding x windows,
> > >  I have 2 linux machines and wondering if i can display applications
> from
> > > one on the other and what is the process for doing this.
> > >  i have read a little into this and here is how i understand it to be.
> > >  obviously the end result is negative so perhaps someone can point
> > >  out where i'm going wrong.
> > >
> > >  Server :: 192.168.1.3
> > >  Client  :: 192.168.1.4
> > >
> > >  On the client machine i open a tty2 session (ctrl + alt + f2)
> > >  i login as normal and ssh onto the server 192.168.1.3
> > >  while connected via ssh, I then issue the command : export display=
> > >  192.168.1.4:0
> > >
> > >  What do i need to do after this to open the servers applications on
> my
> > >  client.
> > >
> > >  Ian
>
>
> It should be a case of (from you client machine) ensuring that the server
> machine has the right to start X apps so run xhost + <ip>
> Next ssh into the server, export DISPLAY=<clientIp>:0.0 and then start up
> your
> app that you are interested in.
>
> As mentioned you could also use ssh +x
>
> J.
>

It's not very efficient though, vncserver is better -- more lightweight, and
you can tunnel it through ssh for added security.
I had a jihad against vnc for years, but I have seen the light.

Regards
Conor.