Re: [aclug-L] first real question (in a while)

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Newer X has a thing called rstart.  This is superior to rsh, and for a 
LAN, is superior to ssh as well.  It properly passes the DISPLAY and
authority information to the remote.

-- John

phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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> now that i have two machines tied together
> 
> one of the first things i wanted to do was to learn
> 
> how to launch X applications from the other box.
> 
> this way i would not bog down my desktop.
> 
> well some work and some don't.
> 
> i can pull up tkdesk, arena, and xbill,
> 
> but not netcfg or some others.
> 
> i get:
> 
> [phrostie@kansas download]$ rsh oz netcfg -d kansas:0.0
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "/usr/lib/rhs/netcfg/netcfg.py", line 24, in ?
>     from rhtkinter import *
>   File "/usr/lib/rhs/python/rhtkinter.py", line 52, in ?
>     e = Entry()
>   File "/usr/lib/python1.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1288, in __init__
>     Widget.__init__(self, master, 'entry', cnf, kw)
>   File "/usr/lib/python1.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1042, in __init__
>     BaseWidget._setup(self, master, cnf)
>   File "/usr/lib/python1.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1017, in _setup
>     _default_root = Tk()
>   File "/usr/lib/python1.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 844, in __init__
>     self.tk = _tkinter.create(screenName, baseName, className)
> TclError: no display name and no $DISPLAY environment variable
> [phrostie@kansas download]$
> 
> this is probably a dumb question but how do i set $DISPLAY
> 
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> phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings.
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John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
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