[winswitch] Server only?

[Antoine Martin]

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On 05/02/2013 05:11 PM, Michael Klitgaard wrote:
> Hello
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Antoine Martin <antoine at nagafix.co.uk
> <mailto:antoine at nagafix.co.uk>> wrote:
> 
>     On 05/02/2013 04:09 PM, Michael Klitgaard wrote:
>     > Hello,
>     >
>     > I have a linux cluster, and I have installed xpra on it a
>     frontend, it is
>     > running CentOS 6.3.
>     > Can my winswitch on my machine (windows xp) connect to this, or do
>     I need
>     > to install winswitch on the server?
>     You do not need winswitch to access xpra if you're happy using the
>     launcher or the command line.
> 
> 
> I would like the windows user to use winswitch, as it seems to pack in
> X11 server, Xpra etc in one package for windows, and I really like that :)
> The gui is also nice!
> 
> 
>     > I have some problems installing winswitch. If I need to install
>     winswitch
>     > on the server, is there a way to install a 'minimal' winswitch,
>     which only
>     > works as a server and does not have dependencies on eg. nx?
>     Those aren't strictly required by winswitch, it is an RPM packaging
>     issue. DEBian packages allow for soft dependencies, RPMs do not.
>     You can always install from source.
> 
> 
> I should probadly install from source :) 
> 
> 
>     > I don't see any use for the graphical docked tool on the server.
>     Me neither.
> 
> 
> Can I avoid it, if I install from source?
When you install from source, you're responsible for managing/choosing
the dependencies you want. And if you only want to run the server, you
should need very little.
OTOH: pygobject, twisted, etc

Antoine



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>     > Michael
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