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hpy
Asked: 2010-04-05 18:01:30 +0800 CST

How to use WeirdX applet instead of X11 for remote connections in Mac OS X?

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  1. When I am away, I've got an Apple PowerBook set up to use X11 forwarding with SSH to connect to a remote iMac client in my room for server administration.

  2. Whenever I start X client programs on the client iMac, X11 would start on my PowerBook, which is OK, but...

  3. Question: Is it possible to change my settings so I can use the WeirdX (a web-based java X server) applet to take care of the X client programs instead of Mac OS X's default X11? Is there a config file I can edit to chance the $DISPLAY variable, and what should I set it to? Is this even the issue?

Thank you very much.

mac-osx x11 x11forwarding

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    The default $DISPLAY variable is set by /System/Library/LaunchAgents/org.x.startx.plist. You can disable the X11 autostart feature by running

    sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/org.x.startx.plist

    but that shouldn't be necessary — just set $DISPLAY by whatever means you feel like using (e.g. ~/.bash_profile) and ssh away.

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