ssh -X
Robert Brockway
robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org
Fri Aug 15 16:20:03 UTC 2008
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Teddy wrote:
> Today I discovered ssh -X (old new to most TLUG)
Doesn't it just rock :) It's more secure _and_ easier to use than
unencrypted network transparency displaying.
> I was able to run X window applications remotely from a Ubuntu box
> running X Windows. If I were to run an X-window app from Putty/Windows,
> would the X-window apps still run? (my guess is no)
If you install an X server on MS-Windows you can display X apps there just
as you can on Unix or any other OS that supports X. Some MS-Windows
X servers allow integration of both X and MS apps on the desktop while
others run X in a box. IIRC Cygwin can now do either.
One interesting upshot is that you can turn an MS-Windows box running X in
to a thin client (XTerminal) for a Unix system (with or without using
ssh). Put X in fullscreen mode and you now have the ability to flip
between your MS-Windows and Unix desktops with an alt-tab. On the few
occassions I've actually _had_ to have an MS-Windows system on the
desktop, this is how I survive.
Rob
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