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List:       linux-admin
Subject:    Re: Get a X gui
From:       "Adam T. Bowen" <adamb () agitate ! org ! uk>
Date:       2010-03-05 14:37:39
Message-ID: 4B911733.3020701 () agitate ! org ! uk
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Hi,

On 05/03/10 12:41, Dermot Paikkos wrote:
> If from the server console, I `startx`, is it possible to then ssh into 
> that server and get a GUI? I suspect you can. Can anyone point me in the 
> right direction?

If you ssh in with X forwarding enabled and you are running a local X
server then you will be able to run graphical applications on the remote
machine and they will be rendered on the local machine. However, if you
want a full xdm/gdm login from remote machines you will need to look
into enabling XDMCP.

You could also use VNC (through the Xvnc server) but I can't say that I
recommend it (although it may be more closely integrated these days, but
when I first tried it years ago it was a bit of a mess).

Cheers,

Adam


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