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

["M. Osten" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 02:45, Dustin Keib wrote:
> 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.

This isn't what he was asking for.  He wanted to switch displays on an
already running application.  

> 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....

SSH should do all of that for you already.  ssh to remote box and
execute command.  You shouldn't have to specify the display.  Make sure
the option:

X11Forwarding yes

is in your sshd.conf 
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