[mythtv-users] modernizing mythtv
jedi
jedi at mishnet.org
Sun May 11 00:46:12 UTC 2014
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 01:30:49PM -0400, Will Dormann wrote:
> On 5/10/14, 12:58 PM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> >> I have completely headless BE, I upgrade the kernels and run setup
> >> remotely no problem. No X installed.
> >
> > You're sure you don't have a 'hidden' X-server running on your
> > backend to facilitate?
>
>
> I'm also curious about this. mythbackend has several X library
> dependencies, and therefore I would think that somewhere along the way
> you'd run into trouble if they were not present.
The X libraries connect to whatever graphics display server you are
using wherever you happen to be sitting. You don't even need ANY display
hardware to be present for a machine to be running an X app so long as
the X server is remote.
[deletia]
Been this way since the mid 80s.
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