[PLUG] X11 server for Windows

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

Short version: I just found and liked this trivial freeware X11 server 
for Windows:

* http://www.mochasoft.dk/freeware/x11.htm
    http://www.mochasoft.dk/mx11.exe --> Mocha_XServer-2.0.exe


Long version:

I needed to install Oracle 11G on CentOS the other day.  (Have I 
mentioned that I loath Oracle with a passion?)  Among many other 
problems, the *installer* requires a *GUI*.  WTH?!?  A GUI does not 
belong on a server, so why do you require one to install your arcane PoS 
"server" software?!?  Drives me insane.

So I crufted up my VM with "yum groupinstall 'X Window System'" which 
inflicted another 197 packages with a *download* size of 84M on my 
server.  Then it bitched about lack of RAM, SWAP, and various kernel 
parameters.

After a whole bunch more pain, I finally got almost to the point I 
needed to be.  Except...  I can only connect to the server over the VPN, 
and the VPN is on my WinXP box only.  So 'ssh -X' was problematic.

I googled around for X11 server for Windows and came up with the usual 
suspects.  This one worked out really well.  I installed it, and ran it 
and it Just Worked.  (I actually used SecureCRT's version of -X, but 
there's no reason PuTTY shouldn't work too.)

* http://www.mochasoft.dk/freeware/x11.htm
    http://www.mochasoft.dk/mx11.exe --> Mocha_XServer-2.0.exe


And yes, I know about the Oracle Express RPMs, for various reasons I 
couldn't use them in this case.  I have used them in the past and they 
sucked a bit less, but still whined a lot about  RAM, SWAP, and various 
kernel parameters.  At least no GUI was needed for an 'rpm -Uvh *.rpm'.

Later,
JP
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