Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> I have OpenSUSE 11 installed as a guest OS under Virtual PC, so I no 
>> longer have to reboot my machine to answer a boss' question about 
>> something funky some Linux box is doing, or use ssh to tunnel a 
>> graphical interface from a server, or something like that. Niiice.
> 
> Uh... why not just use a Windows SSH client?

Because ssh is a transport, and X is a graphics subsystem? Kind of the same 
reason I use pov-ray to draw pictures instead of VI.

Let me rephrase, since I seem to have confused people. Now I can remotely 
log in to a server via SSH and run GUI programs on that server without 
having to stop what I'm doing in Windows.  (Or install an X server on Windows.)

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   The NFL should go international. I'd pay to
   see the Detroit Lions vs the Roman Catholics.

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