Hi,

I’m using the LITE version of Raspberry PI OS. ( so without desktop environment and other stuff, but unfortunately not systemd free… )

When I use this raspberry locally I don’t need a desktop, but remotely I might…

I’ve found an interesting link:
https://www.xmodulo.com/remote-control-raspberry-pi.html
   see Method Three: X11 Forwarding for Desktop over SSH

I see that xinit is not installed by default with LITE ( and it make sense ) so do you think if I install it, and follow the rest of instruction it will work ?

If I understand well the mechanism I do not need to install a desktop environment on the server ( the rpi ) but only on the client right ?

Or do you know a better way do achieve this ?

  • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Ssh x11 forwarding has been a popular system for decades. (Id love to know if wayland options exist yet)

    But as other have suggested you need x11 on both systems. It is very inbuilt into the way x11 was originally designed. (From back when we had huge shared servers and dumbish xterm workstations. This means it was designed to do much of the work on the server end with the display being the lower cost less able system.

    It will work on a pie. But not with the lite os system as designed.