X on a Server?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 09:37:14PM +0300, Zbigniew Koziol wrote:
> I would have a simple question to these of you who are much better than  
> me. That question will, hopefully, provide an answer to the original  
> question on that subject.
>
> An example:
>
> I would like to use from home a few programs on a remote server. I would  
> use them from x-windows (from terminal) on my home computer, by issuing  
> "ssh -X"
>
> The programs are like these:
>
> nedit, gedit, gimp, ooffice.
>
> Will I be able to use them that way if X-server is not installed or  
> remote machine?
> And what if X-server is installed but not running?
>
> My understanding is that if some libraries are not installed on remote  
> server than these programs may not work (rather due to an improper  
> design). But is it necessary to install and RUN x-server?
>
> Well, my understanding is that.. well... it depends. Could you confirm  
> please?

You don't need the X server on the server to run X applications on the
server.  The x libraries are all you need and the packages that need
them should have the necesary dependancies.

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Len Sorensen
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