Any good X-Window client free download?

Rick Stevens ricks at nerd.com
Tue Jan 13 01:47:06 UTC 2009


(David) Ming Xia wrote:
> Hi, Markku.
>  
>   Sorry for the confusion.  I have X-server on Fedora, and I want to install an X terminal emulation client on my laptop to connect to that X-server.  I want to login to the Fedora server from my laptop and enter 'xclock' and get the clock image loaded up on my laptop.  
>  
>   The Cywin/X should contain both server and client part.  I just need client part.  I will take a look to see if it works or not.

Remember that in X terminology, the unit with the keyboard, mouse and
display is the X SERVER, while xclock is an X CLIENT.  I know this seems
backwards, but it's true none the less.  You need to install the X
server package on your Windows machine.

> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:26:17 +0200
> From: Markku Kolkka <markkuk at tuubi.net>
> Subject: Re: Any good X-Window client free download?
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Message-ID: <200901130026.18029.markkuk at tuubi.net>
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> (David) Ming Xia kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika maanantai, 
> 12. tammikuuta 2009):
>> Hi, Markku.
>> Â 
>> I need something like 'Refection X', an X-window
>> client that can  load something like 'xclock' onto my
>> laptop.
> 
> "Reflection X" is a X server and xclock is a X client, so you 
> want a X server for your laptop to use X clients running on your 
> Fedora machine. You didn't specify which OS your laptop runs, 
> but if it's Windows you can get Cygwin/X from 
> http://x.cygwin.com/
> 
> 


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