[wellylug] Re: Running an X session over SSH

Jo Booth - Project Services joseph at projectservices.co.nz
Thu Jan 29 13:12:30 NZDT 2004


> I have an SSH server set up at work (running X as well) that I would
> like to be able to remotely connect to (from home) and run an X-session
> on. Can anyone tell me how I can do this easily?
> A quick Google hasn't turned up mush of any use.

Use ssh with the -X option.. to enable X forwarding.  I use this in Mac 
OS X Panther's X11 to run Opera 7  Mail from my Linux laptop while at 
work.. I just plug it into the network in the corner.. ;)
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