Re: remote X display

From: Malcolm Kay (malcolm.kay_at_internode.on.net)
Date: 01/22/04

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    To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:56:22 +1030

    On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:23, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I have been looking all over for a concise howto for remote X on FreeBSD.
    > I see some that involve changing config files in the xdm directory, others
    > use xhost, and another uses xfig, which doesn't exist under FreeBSD AFAICT.
    >
    > All I want to do is use a laptop in a local network to be an X client
    > connected to a more powerful desktop machine. I'm not worried about
    > security.
    >
    > Is xhosts and the DISPLAY variable all I need? Or do I need to go through
    > all of the xdm configuration hoops?
    >

    The machine you're actually sitting at needs to be running X-terminal software,
    that is X server and xdm or some equivalent. X applications can be run on either
    machine for control from there.

    In my opinion ssh is a much tidier way than rsh/xhost for running X applications
    remotely. Have a look at the special options in ssh for X transport in the man page,
    particularly -X and -f.

    xfig I only know as a (rather good) vector based drawing program but
    is just an ordinary X application without any special connection with operating
    across the network.

    Malcolm Kay

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