YDL (RHAT) etc/sysconfig/desktop

[Jarod Wilson]

On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 12:17 -0700, bruce.labitt at autoliv.com wrote:
> -----"Darrell Michaud" <dmichaud at amergin.org> wrote: -----
> 
> >To: bruce.labitt at autoliv.com
> >From: "Darrell Michaud" <dmichaud at amergin.org>
> >Date: 11/14/2008 01:23PM
> >cc: "Greater NH Linux User Group" <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
> >Subject: Re: YDL (RHAT) etc/sysconfig/desktop
> >
> >You may wish to consider not using a window manager at all. You may
> >be
> >able to do everything you need on an ssh console. Or if you must run
> >something graphical, you may be able to use X11 forwarding over SSH
> >back
> >to your normal desktop.
> >
> 
> That is worth pursuing.  How does one get X11 forwarding on ssh to
> work?  I saw something written up, but it did look a little scary.

Assuming the YDL box has its config set up to permit it ("X11Forwarding
yes" in /etc/ssh/sshd_config), just ssh into the box w/either the -X or
-Y flag, and fire up your X11 app from that shell, and the gui will show
up on your local machine.


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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com