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How does X11 work?

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Mar 15, 20264899 views
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I'm trying to get X11 to work on my mac when connecting to a remote machine, and having lots of trouble. I have spent all day googling to no avail. Here are my main questions: What is the difference between ssh -X, ssh -Y, and when I do this which computer (local or remote) has the x server, and wh…

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Why would I ever want to ssh into a remote computer and use startx? Would I need -X or -Y to use startx? It seems everything I've read about getting the desktop up for gnome/kde on a remote machine calls for you ro use startx. If I use startx in thi…

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