Kiran wrote: > i have a rehat linux m/c in which no KDE / GENOME install but it has X > componants, startx works with the grid like struture. i want insatll a > application which needs gnome, now i don wan install Gnome on the existing > m/c . But can i get the x components of anoteher m/c which has Gonme using > xhost + export DISPLAY=(ip):0.0 keyserver-options Can you cut-and-paste the exact session, so we can see exactly how you entered it, and the actual error you get? E.g. [username@localpc username]$ xhost +remotehost remotehost being added to access control list [username@localpc username]$ ssh remotehost username@remotehost's password: [username@remotehost username]$ export DISPLAY=localpc:0.0 [username@remotehost username]$ xlogo _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86