Xinit shouldn't be required, just X apps. 

> On Apr 2, 2016, at 10:33 AM, Wally Bkg <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I'm no expert on the minimum required packages, but on my BBW Console image 
> 2015-11-12  X apps like geany wouldn't work untill I installed xinit which 
> sure brought in a lot of xorg stuff along with it.
> 
> My experience is that running gui applications via ssh -X (especially over 
> the USB gadget) actually has better interaction than when running on the BBB 
> HDMI display, so its very useful!
> 
> 
>> On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 2:18:46 AM UTC-5, Jason Kridner wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 30, 2016, at 2:12 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Wally Bkg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> I'm curious as to difference between the Beaglebone Console and IOT images
>>>> and the reason(s) for choosing one over the other.
>>>> 
>>>> Even on my BBW I prefer an lxde or lxqt image as I like to be able to do 
>>>> ssh
>>>> -X for things like gedit or geany from time to time, and I like the easy
>>>> back-up and/or cloning of SD cards over flashing eMMC, but I'd like to know
>>>> when an alternate image might make sense.
>>> 
>>> The iot image = lxqt image - lxqt/xorg...
>> 
>> I believe 'ssh -X' should still be useful for you since you'd be running the 
>> X Server on your host and don't need it on the Bone.
>> 
>> To take this a bit further, I wonder how X11 in the browser is these days:
>> * https://archive.fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/webx11/
>> * https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6zJ8TNcWTyo&autoplay=1
>> * https://magcius.github.io/xplain/article/
>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
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