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

[Kris B.]

On Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:38 PM, "Terjesen Jens Peder"
<Jens.Peder.Terjesen at devoteam.com> wrote:
> Kris B. Wrote:
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> 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 :) )
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> 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.