[olug] to X or not to X (on a server)?

[Brian Wiese]

yeah, some people like something to point and click on. =) j/k

>From defcon 10 last year, phenoelit released a program to exploit hp
networked printers, then also made a gui version where you just click
buttons to attack printers.  He said basically the same thing above and I
found it hilarious. =)

http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-10/defcon-10-speakers.html#phenoelit
http://www.phenoelit.de/hp/


On Mon, 12 May 2003 10:30:38 -0500 (CDT)
"Eric Penne" <epenne at olug.org> wrote:

|I can't stand menuconfig or just config.  Make xconfig is much less
|confusing and easier to navigate for me.  Compiling a kernel on a machine
|without is not for me.  I compile the kernel on a machine with X then
|transfer it over.  I avoid menuconfig at all costs.
|
|Eric
|
|> try "make menuconfig" sometime (if you haven')... I find it much faster
|> and easier.
|>
|> On Mon, 12 May 2003 07:35:52 -0500
|> David Walker <linux_user at grax.com> wrote:
|>
|> |Since I don't like recompiling a kernel without "make xconfig",
|> |I like to put just enough X on the server to redirect a display to
|> |another machine, either through ssh or just setting
|> |"DISPLAY=192.168.217.4:0"