HT201341: About X11 and OS X
Learn about About X11 and OS X
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Sep 21, 2016 6:37 PM in response to whocaresnotusby BobHarris,If you want a shell session on a remote computer, generally you would start Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal, and then use the ssh command
ssh username@address.of.remote.compuer
You would not need X11 for that.
X11 tends to be used so you can have a remote Unix GUI app display its output on your Mac. For example:
ssh -X username@address.of.remote.computer
Password:
xclock
The -X establishes an X11 tunnel between the remote computer and your Mac. 'xclock' would display a clock on your Mac using X11 on your Mac (assuming you have installed X11 or XQuartz).