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X forwarding over SSH from Mac to a Linux box

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Problem

I need run Mac applications on a remote Mac machine and display it on a local Linux machine's X server (a lot of articles on the Internet seem to be detailing how would you do it the opposite way). My variable appears to be empty. What should it look like so that forwarding works correctly? Can I r…

Error Output

$ ssh -X mac-box
$ cd /Developer/Applications/Xcode.app
$ ./Contents/MacOS/Xcode
Sat Oct  3 20:41:26 mac-box.local Xcode[15634] <Error>: kCGErrorFail…

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Fix for: X forwarding over SSH from Mac to a Linux box

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If a Mac's Aqua was X, then you would not need to run X (XQuartz) to start other X programs on a Mac... So: no, I think you cannot do this. But, to help you get started, I'd first try to get true X programs forwarded to your Linux machine: On your M…

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