[H-GEN] running remote x apps

[Paul Gearon]

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Stephen Brine wrote:
> I am trying to run a remote x app (xmms) with the command
> 
> xmms -display 192.168.0.24:0.0
> 
> now this returns
> 
> Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

Just looks like a permissions problem.  There are various safe ways to
do this, but for a quick and dirty kludge just execute "xhost +" on the
machine with the x server (192.168.0.24) and see if this is your
problem.

> the Gtk I am assuming is something like Gnome Tool Kit (quite likely wrong
> but U never know)

Gimp Tool Kit.  Gnome makes heavy use of it.  (personally I much prefer
it over QT)



Regards,
Paul

Paul Gearon
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