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  • Subject: Re: [BL] BL without a keyboard (headless server)
  • Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:44:45 +1200

Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> > With xdm the username/password is entered remotely.
>
> Would this only allow me to run X and not a console?

X only, but of course you could then run an xterm.

> > Or, alternatively, you could run one of those servers
> > from system startup, and login remotely.
>
> Put dropbear in rc?

I've never used dropbear, but I assume you can start
it at the end of rc.

> I should not need a monitor on the server.

No monitor (or keyboard) required.

> Is there any minimum hardware requirement to run X on
> an old laptop with BL, as a terminal? 8MB RAM okay?

8mb (with 16mb swap) should be fine. You are just
running a bare Xserver. You might want to avoid
up-to-date Xservers, which could be more demanding
than Xservers from Slackware 7 or 4. You should
also avoid starting unnecessary processes.

Your biggest issue is likely to be the speed of
the connection between the machines.

Cheers,
Steven




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