[Tfug] remote X for the first time

[Zach Nation]

Try not setting the DISPLAY variable. ssh should do that for you.

Also, make sure ssh X forwarding is enabled on the remote machine in 
sshd... edit sshd.conf for that.

-- Zach

Paul Scott wrote:
> I'm trying to do remote X for the first time.  I have read the HOWTO but 
> it's not clear how much of that auth stuff I have to do with Debian.
> 
> I have tried "xhost +" (just as a quick test!!!!) and get "Can't open 
> display".
> 
> As the current test I am trying:
> 
> ssh -X <remote machine>
> 
> and DISPLAY=<local machine>:0 xterm
> 
> Any hints or other online references than the Remote X HOWTO.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Paul Scott
> 
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