[mythtv-users] Running Mythtv-setup without X
Korey Fort
k.m.fort at gmail.com
Sat Nov 26 00:30:11 EST 2005
> You don't need to have X installed on your backend. I don't on mine.
> What you need is an X server on your PC such as Xmanager from
> NetSarang (www.xmanager.com for 30 day free trial) and combine is with
> SSH with X forwarding.
>
> When you configure xstart to connect to the MBE choose ssh and an
> execution command of "/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -ls -display $DISPLAY".
> You will then get a little xterm terminal window and in that you can
> run mythtv-setup. It takes a while to load over wifi network but it
> works fine.
Try cygwin on a pc. Install the xorg, ssh packages. There is no trial
period, http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe
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