On Thursday 20 Jan 2011 14:52:11 benefici@fastmail.fm wrote:
Hi, I have just installed openSUSE 11.3 on a PC, basically did a minimal X install. However, when I ssh to this box with ssh -X <host>, I cannot run X applications, e.g. xterm. I get: xterm Xt error: Can't open display: xterm: DISPLAY is not set
The problem is probably on the remote PC because I can use X forwarding from the same client to other remote hosts. Maybe a required package is missing? Any ideas?
Thanks, Tom
Tom, This is not an answer to the question you've asked, but have you tried sshfs? It allows you to mount a remote filesystem locally, and I find it runs stuff faster than ssh -X, because the program is running on your local machine, and only data gets moved over the link. Usage: ~> sshfs remotehost:/home/you mountpoint ~> fusermount -u mountpoint # to unmount Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.3 64-bit, Kernel 2.6.36.90-desktop, KDE 4.5.3 Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz, 8GB DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce 9600GT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org