Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 16:24:08 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Anders Trob??ck <freebsd@troback.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: minimum xorg install for clients side Message-ID: <20080706152408.GA38234@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20080706141636.02d15667@baal.troback.com> References: <20080706103842.GA52114@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <20080706141636.02d15667@baal.troback.com>
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On Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at 02:16:36PM +0200, Anders Trob??ck wrote: > On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:38:42 +0100 > Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > > > I've a headless machine on which I'd like to run > > xorg clients, but no server. What ports do I need > > to install? xorg-apps? > > > > many thanks > > anton > > > > > > Not 100% sure what you are asking, but if you want to run, let's say > xterm, just install xterm! > > If you want to have a remote GUI logon with XDMCP install XDM, GDM or > KDM then you can start X with the -query parameter! > > If this wasn't what you where asking please ask again:-) sorry, I wasn't clear. I have 2 FBSD boxes: a server with no graphics card (S) and a laptop (L). I want to run X applications on S and see the results on L. The applications I run on S are typically xpdf, gs, xfig, display, firefox, etc. While I could install ports/xorg on both boxes, this is probably excessive. Since I won't run any xorg applications on L, I probably don't need xorg-apps on L. Likewise, since I'm not running xorg server on S, I probably don't need xorg-server on S. This is my basic understanding of xorg server-clients model. Is this logic correct? However, I'm not sure on what box (S, L or both) I need: xorg-libraries xorg-fonts xorg-drivers xorg-protos etc. many thanks anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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