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I think the main argument for remote X is that it is so easy to use between 2 true X11 environments. You just `ssh -X` to your target and start running programs
by SeppoErviala 14y ago
I think the main argument for remote X is that it is so easy to use between 2 true X11 environments. You just `ssh -X` to your target and start running programs.
On Windows or OSX though... If you were going to install X11 why not skip it and just install VNC?
- w0utert 14y agoMaybe I don't want to run a full X session on my remote machine, just to run a simple X client and have it displayed on my local desktop? VNC is no alternative for running individual applications remotely. Remote desktop != remote X.
- ansible 14y agoThat's exactly what 'ssh -X' is for.
- mercurial 14y ago(But tastes much better as 'ssh -XC')
- raverbashing 14y agoTrue, for one app, ssh -X is usually better Still, most of the time, running only one application is not the usage model. Or it's a simple thing that doesn't need X, just ssh
- ygra 14y agoRemote desktop allows remoting only single applications, though. That's how stuff like the XP mode with Virtual PC on Windows 7 works.