Re: Using remote apps on local X server

2006-07-05 Thread Digby Tarvin
On Tue, Jul 04, 2006 at 11:35:53PM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote: > Bob Smither wrote: > >This must be a FAQ, but I could not stumble upon a solution. With other > >Linux boxen, I can ssh -X into them, then run X apps on the remote with > >local display. On a newly installed Sarge Debian box, doi

Re: Using remote apps on local X server

2006-07-05 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 23:35:53 -0500 "Damon L. Chesser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob Smither wrote: > > This must be a FAQ, but I could not stumble upon a solution. With > > other Linux boxen, I can ssh -X into them, then run X apps on the > > remote with local display. On a newly installed Sa

Re: Using remote apps on local X server

2006-07-05 Thread Dimitar Vukman
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 23:17:25 -0500 Bob Smither <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any suggestions as to why I can't run the remote app and see it > locally? Aloha, Why not use vnc-server and vnc-client. For instance, you could install tightvncserver (- virtual network computing server software) on y

Re: Using remote apps on local X server

2006-07-04 Thread Damon L. Chesser
Bob Smither wrote: This must be a FAQ, but I could not stumble upon a solution. With other Linux boxen, I can ssh -X into them, then run X apps on the remote with local display. On a newly installed Sarge Debian box, doing this results in the following error: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open disp

Re: Using remote apps on local X server

2006-07-04 Thread Paul Dwerryhouse
On Tue, Jul 04, 2006 at 11:17:25PM -0500, Bob Smither wrote: > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > Any suggestions as to why I can't run the remote app and see it locally? Has your remote box got 'X11Forwarding yes' in its /etc/ssh/sshd_config file? Cheers, Paul. -- Paul Dwerryhouse