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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">With X, the terminology is also
backwards to what you might think ... the "Server" is managing
your display/keyboard/mouse and the "client" runs on the remote
machine you're working on ...<br>
If you want to turn a PC into a X display machine, i've used other
options, but really, some form of *nix is best for this ...<br>
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Dan.<br>
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On 13-03-17 05:32 PM, Kevin McGregor wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I have a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server with no
GUI/desktop installed. I'd like to have a desktop of some kind
running, but I won't be using the desktop at the console, just
over my LAN. I'd like the console to remain text-only.
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<div style="">What's the shortest route to getting this? I
presume I'll need some kind of X client on my PC and connect
via XDMCP to the server. Suggestions?</div>
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