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Re: Failure message when inconsistent X11_TYPE



Edgar Fuß <ef%math.uni-bonn.de@localhost> writes:

>> I am somewhat sympathetic, but I really don't see X11 as different from
>> any other large dependency that some people don't like.
> X11 doesn't make any sense on a headless machine or one without a graphical 
> framebuffer.

That's untrue.  What doesn't make sense is *running an X11 server*.
Using client programs remotely displaying on other machines is
conceptually sensible (over ssh in the modern world), and I've done it
from time to time.

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