39、X Window System: A Comprehensive Guide

X Window System: A Comprehensive Guide

1. Introduction to X and Its Network - Centric Nature

The X Window System’s network - centric design offers significant flexibility in a network environment. It allows you to run the same programs from multiple computers while executing them on just one. However, on an isolated workstation, the complexity and potential speed issues of X can be a drawback.

2. X Security

• Local Usage : When using X locally, your distribution likely has it configured reasonably. But on some distributions, you may need to relax security a bit if you want to use X programs after obtaining root privileges with su .
• Remote Usage : Running X programs remote