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--- computing:department:unix:x11 [2007/06/08 10:15] – clayton
+++ computing:department:unix:x11 [2009/05/18 17:21] (current) – clayton
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     * Now open X windows as usual (it may be easiest to test with a small, quick program such as xclock). Don't set the ''DISPLAY'' variable at the remote system; ssh will have set it for you.
-If you have problems, start by checking the value of ''DISPLAY'' at the remote system (using "''printenv DISPLAY''" or similar). Some servers don't switch on X11 tunnelling by default, in which case you have to use the "''-X''" flag when connecting to them (eg "''ssh -X hostname''").
+If you have problems, start by checking the value of ''DISPLAY'' at the remote system (using "''printenv DISPLAY''" or similar). Some servers don't switch on X11 tunnelling by default, in which case you have to use the "''-Y''" flag when connecting to them (eg "''ssh -Y hostname''").
-   * If you don't have ssh installed on your system, check out our [[:FIXME|Secure Shell page]] <- FIXME for information on where to get it.
+   * If you don't have ssh installed on your system, check out our [[:computing:software:ssh|Secure Shell page]] for information on where to get it.