Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 03:32:25 -0700 From: "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com> To: Chris Hodgins <christopher.hodgins@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Connecting to X Server on a FreeBSD Box Message-ID: <20050420103224.GG4192@alzatex.com> In-Reply-To: <63c3899e05041706407c28c08b@mail.gmail.com> References: <4c90b7720504162331625e8bc3@mail.gmail.com> <63c3899e05041706407c28c08b@mail.gmail.com>
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--Cgrdyab2wu3Akvjd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 02:40:15PM +0100, Chris Hodgins wrote: > On 4/17/05, Soheil Hassas Yeganeh <soheil.h.y@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > >=20 > > I start an X server on my FreeBSD box. I want to run some remote X > > applications from my fedora core 2. > > So, I have ssh to the fedora box and typed gedit. > > But it says : > > (gedit:12438): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > >=20 > > After I had export DISPLAY=3Dfreebsdboxip:0.0 > > it says again: > > (gedit:12438): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > >=20 > > But I can run freebsd application from my fedora core 2. > > What is the problem? >=20 > If you are using ssh anyway, you can tell ssh to do X11 forwarding.=20 > Read the man page first as there is some slight security risks > involved depending on the way your machine is used. Try this: >=20 > --------------- > $ ssh -X username@hostname With versions of openssh newer than 3.8, you probably want -Y instead of -X. > Password: <enter password> > hostname$ xterm > ------------------- >=20 > Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" --=20 I sense much NT in you. NT leads to Bluescreen. Bluescreen leads to downtime. Downtime leads to suffering. NT is the path to the darkside. Powerful Unix is. Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc Fingerprint: CEE1 AAE2 F66C 59B5 34CA C415 6D35 E847 0118 A3D2 =20 --Cgrdyab2wu3Akvjd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCZi+4bTXoRwEYo9IRAhYWAJ9VWDQs0HmVeDfdPbWzxFCmBb6FnQCfVXE4 ZohQTYEikLqq/NtoO+GwEY4= =aYjR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Cgrdyab2wu3Akvjd--
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