Harry Putnam <[email protected]> writes:
> Daniel Pittman <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> 1. Install Xming on the Win32 machine.[1]
>> 2. Set your DISPLAY appropriately on the Linux server.[2]
>> 3. Huge Profit!
>
> Haa nice. Sorry to be a dunce and probably at risk of taxing your
> patience..
No problem. :)
>> 1. Install Xming on the Win32 machine.
> Will it matter if it is 64 bit?
It shouldn't, because Windows has a very good 32/64 bit compatibility story,
but I have never tried it myself. I just can't imagine why it would...
>> 2. Set your DISPLAY appropriately on the Linux server.[2]
>
> ( [2] Either forward it through SSH, or just point it an
> the Win32 machine.
>
> Errr . . you don't mean just ssh -X do you? And how would one set point
> it at the win machine? By IP or UNC or what?
Yup. The DISPLAY variable is a standard X feature, with the syntax:
${host}:${display}
Eg: export DISPLAY=win64.example.com:0
export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0
Your display number should be zero (the first X display), and it will make a
TCP connection to port 6000 + <display number> on the target machine to
display things.
Daniel
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