[ILUG] [Slightly OT] MacOSX export display ..

FRLinux frlinux at gmail.com
Mon Feb 12 14:09:41 GMT 2007


On 2/12/07, Thomas Pedoussaut <thomas at staffeurs.org> wrote:
> Is there a easy way to have an app (let say Safari) run on a OSX box but
> with a display on a Linux terminal (or other X11 server) ?
>
>  From what I've seen, the X11 Server on OSX has no problem dealing with
> the other way around, but what about my way ?

Hello,

Not sure that can help you, but we have been using Mac OS X Server in
the past with a direct vnc connection (encrypted over SSH for peace of
mind) and it worked flawlessly, As for X Forwarding in true Unix
style, you can possibly take a look at this :
http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/runningx11.html

Hope this helps,
Steph



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