At 11:40 AM 12/30/2005, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
>On Fri, 2005-12-30 at 10:54 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > Once I set it up, I was going to change my run level to 3 (which
> > script is that in?).
>
>Just remember that you _can_ run X apps without having a local X server.
>You can display them remotely.
But you need an Xserver on your system (for XP?)
>If you're concerned about the overhead, just don't run any KDE or GNOME
>apps. E.g., Motif NEdit is an option, and several other apps are GTK+
>(no GNOME) as well.
OK...
> > And of course run through SSH. What port(s) does it use?
>
>Port 22, although I'd _change_ your SSH port which removes about 98% of
>the script kiddie attacks.
Ah, what kind of wet blanket are you?
>You can login with "ssh -X" to setup the display so the X programs will
>appear locally.
I use SSH's Tectia client on XP. I see the dialog box that has
enabling X tunneling. But it says I need a passive X server running.
> > I earlier mentioned that I have my vi book handy:
> > "Learning the VI Editor" 4th edition ('88).
> > emacs is always a bit much.
>
>There are many other editors too, including nano (pico replacement), joe
>(Wordstar-like), etc...
Oh Wordstar!! My favorite word processor -- not.