Re: X Windows on remote client?
- From: "Markus" <mailnov@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:03:21 +0100
Ian,
You can look for the xdm server running on your linux box. This allows you
to get the same login prompt as on the console over the X-window. On the
X-Window-server (your XP box) you have to request a xdm-login. I also run it
with cygwin. Works well.
Markus
"Ian" <iturner1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "David Dorward" <dorward@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Ian wrote:
> >> I think its possible to run the x windows client software on my windows
> >> PC.... effectively logging onto the server.
> >
> > Are you asking if it is possible to run a piece of software (such as
> > XEmacs)
> > on the Linux machine, but have it display on and be controlled by the
> > Windows machine?
> >
> > If so, then yes. You will need to install an X Server on the Windows
> > machine.
> >
> >> I think I need to install something on my XP box, perhaps cygwin?
> >
> > I believe Cygwin includes an X Server.
> >
> > --
> > David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me.uk/>
<http://dorward.me.uk/>
> > Home is where the ~/.bashrc is
>
>
> Yep, I think thats what I'm asking. I thought one of the key principles
of
> X windows was that you could redirect the output and control to another
> machine....
>
> What I remember doing in the past... was logging on via telnet to the
> server.... setting an env variable to point to my desktop machine and
> starting up x windows.
>
> My desktop machine in the olden days would have had something like
> hummingbird exceed installed on it to provide the "X server". Thats
always
> confused me before as the X server is actually running on my client....
> client server being all about perspective.
>
> Is there a specific term that covers what I'm trying to do, so I can look
> for a howto?
>
> cheers
>
>
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