Monday, September 22, 2008

XDMP (X-Window protocol) for remoting export GUI on Unix/Linux

If you want to launch (export) a Unix/Linux GUI program on Windows or other Unix/Linux OS

First of all, on the local Unix/Linux, we need to "export" an environment variable "DISPLAY" to your destination host and the port number, eg:
# export DISPLAY=172.16.49.86:0.0

Then of the remote OS (destination), where you want to host your GUI program, you need to install an XDMP Server (eg: xming, Xmanager)

This is basic idea, you can google more information, I will add detail later. Don't forget to turn off any virus scanner programs, firewall

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