remote app noob

[Freston]

If it's only the app you are after and you have a X server running on the client side than you don't need an X server on the server side. I know, the X terminology is a bit confusing. But anyway, you for example have this:

An old underpowered machine running Xfce or even IceWM. (client)
A normal machine that wishes to remain headless. (server)

Just allow X forwarding on client and server. Install OOo on the server.

Run on the client: (put in a shortcut)

ssh -l username(default=current) -p portnumber(default=22) -Y 192.168.0.101 /usr/bin/openoffice2.4 -writer

The reason I give -Y as option rather than -X is that I get better quality graphics that way. Experiment.

If you set up the machines for passwordless authentication then it's like running the app locally.

[plr4ever]

so if i install x-server thingy / gnome, it's doesn't have to be running all the time?

only when i start it?

So just make sure you have ssh server installed, along with the programs you wish to run server side. What distro are you using?

[hhh3h]

its the ubuntu server edition

[plr4ever]

So to install ssh server, type:

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Now to install openoffice writer, type:

 sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-writer

If you would like the entire openoffice.org suite, type:

 sudo apt-get install openoffice.org

I hope this answers your question. Tell me if you have any more problems.

[hhh3h]

Thank you Freston for trying to explain it to me and thank you plr4ever for giving me the examples