[mythtv-users] Problems Running Headless MBE/FE with Fedora 15/Gnome 3

[Jose Paulo Moitinho de Almeida]

On Thursday 22 September 2011, Kris B. wrote:
> On Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:38 PM, "Terjesen Jens Peder"
> 
> <Jens.Peder.Terjesen at devoteam.com> wrote:
> > Kris B. Wrote:
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >   
> > It does... you just have to install an x server on a windows machine
> > (which I have).  Then I ssh (using PuTTY) into either or my machines and
> > I can run my programs on the remote machines and display on the local
> > windows machine.  Finding the free (as in beer) xserver files is a bit
> > challenging, it is hidden on a website somewhere and that site makes you
> > think you need to purchase it, but you don't.  Small program, no biggie
> > to have it running and waiting for when I decide to ssh into a machine to
> > run a program (so much easier catalog dvd's when they are with you in the
> > living room then to have to carry them into the computer room :) )
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > 
> > Cygwin-X is free and works quite well.
> > http://x.cygwin.com/
> > 
> > Being accustomed to the Linux/Bash command line interface I find this
> > less clumsy than PuTTY.
> > 
> > Jens
> >  
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> I used xwin32 (I think, maybe it is xming I use) and putty - I ssh into
> my machine and xwin32/xming will display anything NOT in the putty
> console.
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You can also try MobaXterm
http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/

It includes a terminal from which you ssh to the remote, with automagic X 
forwarding, as well as a file exchange interface.

ZP