SSH X Forwarding
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Start up your window manager if you havn’t already done so, and open a terminal. Type the following:
ssh -X user@host
When prompted, enter the password and you will be logged in.
Now type the name of a graphical application e.g. Firefox:
mozilla-firefox
The application will then pop up just as if you had launched it on the local machine, but will be running off the remote computer.x windows
There are both free and commercial X servers available to give similar functunality to windows clients.
Last-Modified: 2007-03-07 19:38:50