remote X apps question

wallace1819 · Apprentice Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 195 Location: VT

Hi,

I'm setting up a headless (no monitor) server. X will never be running on this box, how ever a couple packages we need only have GUI installs (gtk i believe).
I don't want to install X if I dont have to. I have done these installs before using a remote Xserver.

Does anyone know if X and its libraries needs to be installed to on the headless box in order to run an app which connects to a remote Xserver?

Hope I made this question clear enough.

Wally
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adsmith · Veteran Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 1386 Location: NC, USA

adaptr · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject:

Yes, you do need X: X works in a client-server fashion, where the apps are clients who connect to the consoles (who are servers).
I know, it's backward - get used to it ;-)

So the client will need the X client libraries.
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