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X windows with Mint as client

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:39 pm
by longhorntl
I want to try and dump Windows, but one of my problems is that I have to be able to run a specific application on another *nix box that must display X windows on my local Mint laptop. When I run the application "xterm" from the remote machine, I get the following: "Unable to open Display." The display variable on the remote machine is set to my IP address:0.0. Example: export DISPLAY=192.168.1.102:0.0. I have tried running xhost to allow anything to use me as an X server. So far, no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Linux Mint 6 32 bit
Hardware: Dell Latitude D830. 4 GB RAM. Intel dual core processor. nVidia Quadro NVS 140M display adapter using proprietary driver. Hard wire ethernet network. ssh to the remote box works fine.

Re: X windows with Mint as client

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:45 pm
by longhorntl
Thanks, but I get exactly the same error with

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ssh -X <remote machine>
I even tried it after xhost +. Here is the exact error I get:

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xterm Xt error: Can't open display: 172.20.72.61:0.0
Loyal