ssh -X

Neil Watson tlug-neil-8agRmHhQ+n2CxnSzwYWP7Q at public.gmane.org
Fri Aug 15 15:54:50 UTC 2008


X is confusing in that it works the opposite from what one expects.  To
run an X app remotely you need an X server locally.  This is because the
X server does the rendering.  The answer to your Windows question is to
have an X server running on your Windows client.  I use cygwin.

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