[NTLUG:Discuss] getting remote X servers?

[Tom Hoover]

On Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 05:08:53PM -0600, micky john wrote:
> hello all,
> How do I display a remote computer's X session on my local computer?  I 
> remember seeing something, but of course, forgot the file to edit!

If you have ssh installed on both machines, here's the easiest way:

  ssh -X remoteComputerName

Once you're logged into the other computer via ssh, any X apps that you start
from that shell will be displayed on the local machine automagically.

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