[mythtv-users] running mythtv-setup remotely via ssh -X

[Tom Dexter]

On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 11:10 AM, Jim Abernathy <jfabernathy at outlook.com> wrote:
> So I’ve done the bit about installing a server based Ubuntu and mythtv and then running mythtv-setup via ssh -X to configure the backend so that I don’t have to have a GUI on the ubuntu server with mythtv backend running.
>
> The problem is that I could only do the ssh -X from a Linux PC.  Is there a way to do this from a Mac or windows PC?
>
> Also if I install XFCE on top of Ubuntu Server that would allow me to do the mythtv-setup via a monitor/keyboard/mouse and unplug them when done.  I would think that is minimal and stable if not using the GUI after setup, Right??
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> Jim A
>
Others may have better suggestions, but this is one option:

While I haven't done so in many years and can't recall the details,
I've done this from Windows using by installing cygwin. When I did
this, as I recall, I didn't run any sort of full desktop in cygwin,
but was able to configure it to run a terminal program within X. I
believe I used urxvt. With that running within X I was able to use ssh
-X no problem.

Another nice aspect of cygwin is that it uses all standard 'nix sort
of stuff, for example ~/.ssh and normal ssh keys, unlike those Godless
putty format ssh keys etc.

Tom