Hi Kurt, on Wednesday, 2006-05-17 at 11:33:30, you wrote: > > Hmm, maybe cause it is NOT an X server, its a Window Manager. > > Right, right. I probably deserve to get spanked for not using the > proper terminology.
You both do :)
Gnome is a desktop environment that comes with a window manager
(currently Metacity IIRC, used to be Sawfish) but can be used with a
number of other window managers as well.
> Anyway, I'd like to pop X windows on my desktop. I have gnome setup
> (including gdm), everything is working fine, except that I don't have X
> configured to use an external port such that I can "xhost +servername"
> and pop a window on my desktop.
ssh has been suggested, and I second that. Much better than xhost 'n
stuff.
cheers!
Matthias
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