Problem opening caja via ssh

slick517d · 2017-11-06 17:20:13

I can not seem to be able to open caja via ssh. It opens on the machine I ssh to instead (if I look at it's monitor) but does not open on the machine I initiated the ssh on. Other file managers and graphic programs seem to work ok.

I have the Mate Desktop installed.

Last edited by slick517d (2017-11-06 17:21:33)

seth · 2017-11-06 19:02:17

Er... what?
So you're on A, ssh into B, run caja from the ssh shell and wonder why it opens on B and not A? Or do I miss sth. here?
Why do you believe it should open on A?

slick517d · 2017-11-06 19:26:35

I did not believe I had to be specific in my post when I said other file mangers and graphical programs worked. I guess I should had said using Xforwarding (ssh -X or -Y user@ip-address). Please........

If you just use ssh user@ip-address and try to open a graphical program it will not open anywhere; you just get errors.

Last edited by slick517d (2017-11-06 19:34:04)

jasonwryan · 2017-11-06 19:40:35

Moving to NC...

seth · 2017-11-06 19:50:21

should had said using Xforwarding

Yes.
This is in part why there's https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855 - your apparent contradictive description could as much have been a logic twist, try to read it w/o any idea on what you're trying to achieve.

Back on topic:
Does caja actually spawn a new process (could just dbus-open a new window in an exising process) - it has probably as switch to force a new desktop.

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Problem opening caja via ssh

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