Hey good to know: --disable-factory. I couldn't get gnome-terminal up after setting LANG=C in ~/.profile. Stderr would get something about a factory timeout. (Moral of this story: LANG=C.UTF-8!) On Wed, 2018-12-05 at 10:08 -0500, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: > I found the solution: > ssh -fCXY etroconis@ETROCONIS02-DT '/usr/bin/gnome-terminal > --disable-factory' > > Works... > Go figure... :( > ET > > > kitepilot@kitepilot.com writes: > > > The STUPID terminal is starting in the local box, so now the > > question is: > > why is it ignoring the DISPLAY variable? > > Grrrrrrr... > > ET > > > > kitepilot@kitepilot.com writes: > > > > > Hello all: > > > This is so freaking odd that I'll explain it with a series of > > > commands: > > > > > > There are 2 computers involved, linuxbox (Mint Tara) and wincrap > > > (Win 7). > > > > > > In linuxbox I type: > > > > > > etroconis@ETROCONIS02-DT:~$ > > > ssh -fCXY localhost xclock > > > > > > And I get my banana (xclock starts) > > > > > > Then > > > > > > etroconis@ETROCONIS02-DT:~$ > > > ssh -fCXY localhost gnome-terminal > > > > > > and (AMAZINGLY!!!!) I get another terminal window. > > > So far so good. > > > Linux is B-O-R-I-N-G... > > > > > > Now we move to a cygwin shell in wincrap and I type: > > > > > > etroconis@ETROCONIS-DT:~ $ > > > DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis@ETROCONIS02-DT xclock > > > > > > And (voila), predictably and reliably I again get my banana- > > > clock, > > > so FINAL ACT: > > > > > > etroconis@ETROCONIS-DT:~ $ > > > DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis@ETROCONIS02-DT /usr/bin/gnome- > > > terminal > > > > > > But nope... 8( > > > My terminal never starts in the WinCrap box! > > > > > > So, In summary: > > > Please look at the 2 lines together (can you tell the > > > difference?) > > > DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis@ETROCONIS02-DT xclock > > > DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis@ETROCONIS02-DT /usr/bin/gnome- > > > terminal > > > > > > I know that things work locally. > > > I know that clock works remotely. > > > I know that gnome-terminal DOES NOT works remotely. > > > Does anybody have any idea why? :( > > > Thanks for reading my rant... > > > ET > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss