> Well, I just created a bootable root with debootstrap (Debian) and > installed a basic X Window System there. But I don't want X to query a > display manager, I would like to startx with a regular user and run a > remote window manager. Well, the thing is: what would be better? xhost > + rsh? Or ssh -X?
In my experience, X through SSH is a lot slower than xhost + rsh, but of course it adds the security. So if you don't need the security, you're better off without it. But why now xhost + ssh? Ie, don't use the -X switch, but use ssh like you would use rsh to transmit that one command (starting the window manager), as ssh is much easier (in my experience) to set up... Have a look at "lessdisk" - they've done something similar to what you are doing (minimal Debian/debootstrap to create a thin-client that can be as thick as you want it - BTW LTSP is probably moving in this direction as well, with project Muekow). Also have a look at "sdm" (the debian package) which is a "display manager" (really just a login box) that runs locally on the client, and invokes a window manager remotely through SSH. // Dag Sverre ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
