Re: I want to start X app on display:0 remotely. How?

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Author: kitepilot@kitepilot.com
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Subject: Re: I want to start X app on display:0 remotely. How?
>> ssh -X -l operator remote.host
This will not work.
This will start an application in a remote host in my display.
I want to start an application in a remote host in the display that is
attached to that host (DISPLAY:0.0)

And it would rather be:
ssh -fCX /path/to/executable
Thanks anyway...
ET




Austin Godber writes:

> ssh -X -l operator remote.host
>
> sometimes you have to use -Y rather than -X
>
> You can put this in your .ssh/config so it does it all the time.
>
> Also, running KDE apps and maybe gnome apps might be a pain since they
> assume a host of other KDE related services are running. Try with xcalc
> first to simplify matters.
>
> Austin
>
> wrote:
>> Hello X:
>>
>> This is the scenario:
>>
>> I have a machine running remotely which I can ONLY SSH into.
>> I know that the machine is running X and "operator" is logged in and can run
>> graphical applications.
>> I'll use kcalc for the example.
>>
>> What I want is to:
>>
>> ssh -l operator remote.host
>> (insert some magic here that I know exists but I can't find and run) kcalc
>>
>> WHAM!
>> Now kcalc pops on display:0 and operator can see and use kcalc as if he/her 
>> had invoked it him/herself.
>> Mud?    :)
>> Enrique
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