IIRC, I only did an "apt-get install geany". Maybe you have to add X11Forwarding yes to /etc/ssh/sshd_config and restart the server;)
On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 6:24 PM, Jason Kridner <[email protected]> wrote: > 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, >> >> -- >> Robert Nelson >> https://rcn-ee.com/ >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
