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dingo
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hey....
so while your on the subject
While i'm in X, how could I theoreticly run an x application off of a remote server (i have root, don't use it, but can if i theres needed configurations). Such as running a news reader (such as pan) on a server halway across the world -- and that news reader not being executed and running as if on my computer, but on that computer (ie: my ip is from that computer using that program, any things i save will be saved onto the remote server's HD. I just want to be able to use the program. |
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sa
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| Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2002 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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on your local host:
% xhost +< insert remote server name here>
% ssh -l user < insert remote server name here>
then on the remote host:
% export DISPLAY="<local hostname here>:0.0"
% xclock&
that should start xclock on the remote server, but display it on yours.
hopefully it works for you! |
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Tharkun
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| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2002 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Why that complicated? Use ssh -X, which takes care of everything, authentication via magic cookies with the X server, setting the DISPLAY etc. ... |
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pjp
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| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2002 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Split from remote access.
Seems like I've read similar questions on several occaisions.
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sa
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| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2002 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Tharkun,
thats much better!
sa |
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carlivar
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| Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 3:03 am Post subject: |
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ssh -X rules. just make sure the ssh server has X11Forwarding turned on in the sshd_config.
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dingo
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| Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| what about (open-source) compression capabilities? I asked this not really as a direct question but more as hearing alternatives to ssh or xhost. as I mentioned, I'd like to run X apps from a server halfway across the world. Encryption is nice but its slow as crap. and xhost is nice but its not very secure. Any (free) alternatives? |
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