Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:03:37 -0400 From: Matt <matt@forsetti.com> To: Jalle <defacto@home.se> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/XFree questions Message-ID: <3F0EA799.8030209@forsetti.com> In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030711110523.02f0fdd0@archimedes.rsn.bth.se> References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030711110523.02f0fdd0@archimedes.rsn.bth.se>
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<snip> > >> I was hoping XFree would be useable, so I could run some apps >> remotely using Apple’s X11 on OS X. Which leads to question #2… how >> does one run an X application remotely like that, and have just the >> GUI on the local box? The machines would be on the same subnet >> 192.168.1.x, with the FreeBSD box on an Ethernet interface and the >> Powermac (1.25 ghz duallie) on 802.11g. > > > If you are not interested in running a full desktop from your server > (XDMCP I would guess), I'd suggest you try X over SSH (ssh -X) > Google around and you will find some useful stuff on this. I can't > tell you how well/bad it interacts with OS X though. </snip> Exporting X clients from FreeBSD to your Apple's X11 server works great, either natively (xhost, $DISPLAY) or over SSH (ssh -X hostname). The quartz_wm window manager Apple provides integrates your X clients beatifully, using the same window decorations and management as Apple's native interface. Very seamless integration. I suggest trying the ssh -X method first (less work) -- simply ssh from your OSX/X11 terminal to your FreeBSD box, using "ssh -x username@my.freebsd.com". Once your ssh session is started, simply run an X client, like "xterm" to see if the connection works. If it does, then any X client (Nautilus, Gnome, KDE, NetBeans, OpenOffice.org, etc) will work. You may have to change your sshd config on the FreeBSD side to all X11 Forwarding. Emjoy! -Matt
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