Running X app on Windows with xming without XWindow GUI on Linux

De ar mor · 05-13-2014, 08:25 AM

I want to run a X application on a linux from remote Windows7 with xming. I can use putty with x-tunnel enabled provided the linux is in runlevel 5. However, I don't want to have the XWindow GUI show on the linux machine. I remember that many years ago, it is enough to do so with a linux which installed libX and running xfs. How can I do same on a CentOS6 and Redhat EL6?

jefro · 05-13-2014, 04:50 PM

X windows is a client server (in reverse terms) situation. It isn't a remote desktop. If you send a program such as xclock to this remote, it is supposed to only display on the remote. The remote has to have server running. (remember reverse terms)

Some examples maybe.

https://www.ece.unm.edu/csg/email/XS...ndows7-ECE.pdf

http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

Mobaxterm is also useful.

http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/