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Re: [PLUG] X11 server for Windows
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- From: brent timothy saner <brent.saner@gmail.com>
- To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: Re: [PLUG] X11 server for Windows
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:47:40 -0500
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On 08/17/10 17:26, JP Vossen wrote:
> 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'.
>
just for future reference, there's also Cygwin/X which i've used with
little to no fuss back when i was on a windows box.
quick little write-up here:
http://www.erdc.hpc.mil/documentation/Tips_Tricks/cygwinPuTTY
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