On 23-Jun-08 21:47:12, Adam Bower wrote:
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 09:03:09PM +0100, Ted Harding wrote:
Hi Folks, Not sure whether I'm asking the impossible here.
2 options really, one is use vnc or the other(s) are:
Install xnest or xephyr (if you don't have them already installed) and create a windowed x server inside your x session.
Then you can export your display variable to point at the new nested X server. You can then use ssh -X to connect to the remote machine and launch your desktop session from there and it should display in the nested server.
Or... if you have XDCMP enabled on the remote end you should be able to start either xnest or xephyr and get it to query the remote host via XDCMP directly.
Adam
Thanks, it looks as though doors can be opened! I did a search on my Debian package manager for "xnest", and it came up with xserver-xephyr as well (and recommends it over xnext). Best wishes, Ted.
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