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Re: running Linux without display

From John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: running Linux without display
Date 2016-04-01 21:20 +0200
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jdd writes:
> I usually make a minimal install and then install only what is
> necessary, most often xfce. It's often very difficult to completely
> avoid any X, and X forwarding is convenient

You don't need an X server unless you have a display that you want to
put graphics on.  X clients require only the X libraries (though some
may erroneously depend on an X server).
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-01 16:20 +0200
  Re: running Linux without display jdd <jdd@dodin.org> - 2016-04-01 16:30 +0200
    Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-01 17:00 +0200
      Re: running Linux without display jdd <jdd@dodin.org> - 2016-04-01 17:10 +0200
        Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-01 17:20 +0200
          Re: running Linux without display jdd <jdd@dodin.org> - 2016-04-01 20:30 +0200
            Re: running Linux without display John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-04-01 21:20 +0200
              Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-02 13:50 +0200
            Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-02 13:40 +0200
              Re: running Linux without display Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 07:30 +0200
  Re: running Linux without display Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-04-03 00:00 +0200
    Re: running Linux without display John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-04-03 00:10 +0200
      Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-03 04:50 +0200
    Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-03 04:40 +0200
      Re: running Linux without display Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-04-03 09:50 +0200
        Re: running Linux without display jdd <jdd@dodin.org> - 2016-04-03 10:00 +0200
        Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-03 13:20 +0200
          Re: running Linux without display John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-04-03 15:10 +0200
            Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-03 16:10 +0200
              Re: running Linux without display John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-04-03 17:10 +0200
                Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-04 00:20 +0200
          Re: running Linux without display Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-04-03 16:30 +0200
  Re: running Linux without display Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-04-03 16:50 +0200
    Re: running Linux without display John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-04-03 17:00 +0200
    Re: running Linux without display Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-04-04 00:10 +0200
      Re: running Linux without display Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-04-04 00:50 +0200

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