Adding a new package and X-related setup would probably be done in
Libertine.
** Package changed: mir (Ubuntu) => canonical-devices-system-image
** Also affects: libertine
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags added: unity8-desktop
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Title:
Add xauth for helping X forwarding scenarios
Status in Canonical System Image:
New
Status in Libertine:
New
Bug description:
Mir is separate from X so it seems counter intuitive to request xauth
added. But let me explain.
Even despite that Ubuntu Touch on devices like phones and tablets
lacks the X stack almost entirely (except xmir and what seems to be
modified version of gtk-x11 libs), yet the X forwarding via ssh is a
viable scenario for the same device, even so. Because the X stack from
the remote client will provide the display and input.
Now, I myself am using X forwarding with Ubuntu Touch phone (Meizu
MX4) and I run Gtk apps using this method. The ONLY step I had to
undergo beforehand was creating .Xauthority file. That is the only
requirement, everything else is ready for the scenario. The easiest
way to generate .Xauthority file is with xauth tool. This is also a
very light (sizewise) package, so I think it would be of great
benefit.
Optionally, I would see it of further help if possibly upon setting up
account in newly installed Ubuntu Touch with only Mir, the .Xauthority could be
auto-generated in the user's home.
Because Mir and X forwarding via ssh do not conflict, they are not mutually
exclusive.
1. These changes are of tiny footprint yet improve usability greatly
2. Users who build chroot containers will also benefit, being able to copy
.Xauthority into the chroot so that when inside they can still instantinate X
forwarded apps
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