<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Remote-X-Apps-2.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Remote-X-Apps.html#toc1" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Remote-X-Apps-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Remote-X-Apps.html#toc1">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2> <P>This mini-HOWTO is a guide how to do remote X applications. It was written for several reasons. <OL> <LI> Many questions have appeared on usenet on how to run a remote X application.</LI> <LI> I see many, many hints of ``use <CODE>xhost +hostname</CODE>'' or even ``<CODE>xhost +</CODE>'' to allow X connections. <B>This is ridiculously insecure</B>, and there are better methods.</LI> <LI> I do not know of a simple document that describes the options you <EM>do</EM> have. Please inform me <A HREF="mailto:zweije@xs4all.nl">zweije@xs4all.nl</A> if you know more.</LI> </OL> <P>This document has been written with unix-like systems in mind. If either your local or remote operating system are of another flavour, you may find here how things work. However, you will have to translate examples yourself to apply to your own system(s). <P>The most recent version of this document is always available on WWW at <A HREF="http://www.xs4all.nl/~zweije/xauth.html">http://www.xs4all.nl/~zweije/xauth.html</A>. It is also available as the Linux Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO at <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Remote-X-Apps">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Remote-X-Apps</A>. Linux (mini-)HOWTOs are available by http or ftp from <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX-2.html">sunsite.unc.edu</A>. <P>This is version 0.7.5. No guarantees, only good intentions. I'm open to suggestions, ideas, additions, useful pointers, (typo) corrections, etc... I want this to remain a simple readable document, though, in the best-meant HOWTO style. Flames to <CODE>/dev/null</CODE>. This document is released under version 1.1 of the <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU</A> Free Documentation Licence. <P>Contents last updated on 8 December 2001 by <A HREF="http://www.xs4all.nl/~zweije/index.html">Vincent Zweije</A><P> <HR> <A HREF="Remote-X-Apps-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Remote-X-Apps.html#toc1">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>