[linux-help] Re: Advanced X-Windows Question

[Dustin Keib <dustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, this is very possible.  I am currently typing this email on a laptop 
that is using a remote X connection to my main machine, using KDE from the 
server.
First, edit your .xinitrc file to not start any window manager,etc, and open 
an xterm with the ssh command.  
Here's an example of the relevent stuff from my .xinitrc...
First, comment out whatever window manager you usually start.
add the following in its place:

xterm -e ssh -X <hostname> startkde

or replace <startkde> with whatever window manager you usually use.

If you are just trying to run one program remotely, ssh to the server machine, 
with the -X switch, and run <program name> -display :0 (or whatever display 
number it picks) and you should be good to go....

If these instructions are too archaic, I will talk to you on Monday about it 
if you are going to be at the meeting...

Dustin

On Wednesday 08 October 2003 09:22 pm, Jonathan Hall wrote:
> This is not possible with standard X.
>
> I think there are some third-party applications that may make this sort of
> thing possible.  One simple example of such a thing would be VNC.  I think
> there may also be some programs written specifically to do this with X.  I
> have no idea how well they work.  I'd look on freshmeat.
>
> -- Jonathan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Johnstone" <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:53 PM
> Subject: [linux-help] Advanced X-Windows Question
>
>
> Well it may not be an advanced question, but I tend to think it is.
> Anyway, here is my question:
>
> I have a program which is running on a remote machine. It is an X based
> application. What I want to be able to do is switch the application from
> displaying on the monitor of the remote machine to my local machine
> without shutting down the application or restarting it. Of course I have
> full SSH access to the remote machine, but I have no clue how to do
> something like this. Any suggestions, comments, or places to look more
> would be appreciated.
>
>
> Jeremy
>
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