Re: Running X windows remotely

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From: Erik de Castro Lopo
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 00:00

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Craig West wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I have installed linux not all that long ago, and I was trying to use X
> windows. X windows is running fine from the actual computer with linux
> on it, but I can't seem to connect to it remotely, although I can telnet
> I can't start an X windows session.
> Does anyone know if this is possible, and if it is HOW?

Yes works for me fine.

I telnet into the Linux machine from a machine named "authur". I
then type "export DISPLAY=authur:0.0" and then "nxterm &" and
I get an xterm on the local machine but I'm actually running
programs on the Linux machine.

More info about what is going wrong would help.

Erik
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