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2. Start XQuartz (last time I had to restart the Mac for it to accept remote display)
2. Start XQuartz (last time I had to restart the Mac for it to accept remote display)


3. Connect to the remote machine with ssh -X ... This will set up the DISPLAY variable appropriately (the sshd server has to be configured to forward X). More details on X forwarding over ssh are available here [[X Applications on Mac]].
3. Connect to the remote machine with ssh -X ... This will set up the DISPLAY variable appropriately (the sshd server has to be configured to forward X). More details on X forwarding over ssh are available here [[X_Applications_on_Mac]].


4. xclock
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Revision as of 00:38, 12 July 2017

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Overview

In order to get a remote X application to display on a Mac:

1. Install XQuartz

2. Start XQuartz (last time I had to restart the Mac for it to accept remote display)

3. Connect to the remote machine with ssh -X ... This will set up the DISPLAY variable appropriately (the sshd server has to be configured to forward X). More details on X forwarding over ssh are available here X_Applications_on_Mac.

4. xclock