Just append "-X" to your ssh command for X forwarding. You can add "-C" for compression too. 2009/8/25 Daenyth Blank <daenyth+arch@xxxxxxxxx <daenyth%2Barch@xxxxxxxxx>> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 18:34, David C. > Rankin<drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is there anyway to get around this limitation other than opening > some type of > > remote desktop? Some way to query the remote display? > Set the DISPLAY environment variable (Your main display is usually on :0.0) >