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Originally Posted by
tofa83
If I've not installed the desktop part, can I still ssh to the box and forward GUI applications with Xming when needed to a windows box?
I do not know Xming, but i suppose it is some sort of X-Server software, like the well-known Opentext Exceed (formerly known as Hummingbird Exceed). In this case: yes, you can.
X-Windows is a client-/server-system, where you have locally an "X-server" running, which manages your graphical display. Think of it like a driver for your graphic card along with a - networked - function library so clients can make use of its services. This part is installed locally, at your
client (yes, the "server" running on the "client" can be a bit confusing, but with the explanation above it should make perfect sense).
A "X-client" is a software which makes use of these functions a X-server offers. Examples of a X-client would be "xterm" or "Firefox". These X-clients will run on any networked host (your client as well as any server) and will connect (via the "X-protocol", a specialized network protocol) to your local X-server to display (in a window) their frontend on your display. They do so by using the services your X-server offers.
Which X-server an X-client uses is determined by the environment variable "DISPLAY", which should point to a display managed by a X-server. Notice, that X-servers have a sort-of authentication, managed by the "xauth" and the "xhost"-utilities. For a quick test you can use
xhost + to allow all hosts to use the X-server. Once you found the setup to be working fine-tune this to allow only the hosts you want.
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Originally Posted by
blackrageous
You will still need to install X
No, in fact you do not. You just have to install the X-clients.
I hope this helps.
bakunin