Re: Running X on another computer -- how?

In comp.os.linux.misc Dave Boland <NODARNSPAMdboland9@stny.rr.com>:
> ray wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:14:43 +0000, Dave Boland wrote:

[ Redirect X Display to windose box? ]

>> If I understand what you're up to (which I'm not sure of), you need to
>> enable XDMCP on the linux computer and you need X software on MS. Check
>> Kenton Lee's X/Motif page for the latter, and the XDMCP howto for the
>> former.
>>

> Sorry for the confussion. I want to boot Knoppix (and other
> LivCD's) on the test computer, but due to limited desk
> space, use my Windows computer (21" monitor, keyboard,
> mouse, etc). The idea is that I will have a window that
> gives me the full KDE environment just like Knoppix was
> running on the Windows computer.

Yep and one possibility is as ray pointed out, running some X
Server on you windose box. Perhaps you could try
vncserver/-client which might be easier to get running and should
be fast enough on local LAN.


> Hopefully, I can even cut and paste from (for example) KWord to
> MS Word, but that is not required.

As this is one of the most important features, cut&paste to M$
Word, if not the killer feature it does usually work.

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