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How can I let somone over ssh have access to pulseaudio?

I recently had a really good post here where I was able to figure out how to setup virtualgl and use it with X11 forwarding in ssh. I am using it to make a kind of multiseat setup. I only have one ...
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ssh mac error message: “Ygl: ginit: can't open display ”“ ” [closed]

I am trying to remotely get access to a mac using ssh. I tried to run a program in X11 But this error message always come out. I edited $sshd_config$ and $ssh_config$ on that mac trying to enable the ...
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exporting X11 over ssh

I have a server sitting in a remote lab where I have installed openstack.I want to be able to access the xwindows on that machine so as to be able to use the http interface. I am running Ubuntu 11.04 ...
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using x11 forwarding with ssh and vnc?

I am working on a remote cluster via ssh with the -X option, because I need to visualize data and graphs, over a vpn protocol. Sometime due to the instability of the internet connection I lose my ...
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ssh opengl error: X Error of failed request BadRequest

The remote pc is a Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) 64-bit with an NVIDIA graphics card and driver (version current-updates) and the local is a macbook-air with an Intel HD graphics 3000 running Mac OS X Lion ...
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“Can't open display” even after access with xhost

I'm trying to run a graphical program remotely, without using ssh. I've set the display variable on the server (let's say server.com, Linux, not ubuntu, and no su rights) to point to my workstation ...
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SSH to open GUI on target machine?

I know -X -Y options in ssh for X11 forwarding.But these options open the gui apps on my pc.But I want to open a gui application "exactly" on target machine. So please help me with this. I tried this ...
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SSH X11-Forwarding gnome-session/lightdm-session

Client: Ubuntu 11.10 64-Bit Server: VirtualBox Ubuntu 11.10 64-Bit I would like to start a gnome-session/lightdm-session, but it doesn't work. Even though I'm able to start single programs like ...
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“can't open display” weirdness over ssh

Some time back, (maybe a year?), my environment was working correctly. But some time in the last year or so I started getting "can't open display" errors. It's weird because I can ssh into the ...
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Difference between `ssh -Y` and `ssh -X`

What is the difference between ssh -Y and ssh -X? As far as I have understood it, it has something to do with security, but I did not grasp the difference and when to use which.
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Redirect existing windows via SSH and X11 forwarding?

Using ssh -X user@host I can start programs on the host and X11 forwarding allows me to see their windows on the remote machine. However, I'd like to be able to forward/redirect existing windows. How ...
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Reverse X11 forwarding

I was playing with my phone (that runs a Linux/X stack) last night and I managed to ssh into my desktop and run an application and have it show up on my phone. It was awesome. Today I'd like to sort ...