Kyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> can someone pls provide me with an idiot's guide to getting X11
> running over ssh.
Install xauth(1) on the remote machine.
Run 'ssh -X remote.host'
Run your x11 program.
> That is to say, I want to be able to ssh into a Linux box from Windows
> (or MAC or Linux natively - but primarily Windows) using putty and
> then have the gui come up for me.
[...]
> I have attempted to understand how to do it using putty, but I seem to
> get lost. Can anyone suggest an idiot proof tutorial or some such
> which actually refers to up-to-date versions and processes/requirements?
Well, with PuTTY, turn on X11 forwarding in the connection options
rather than running 'ssh -X', but otherwise the process is identical.
What went wrong when you tried running your remote X11 applications?
Regards,
Daniel
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