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How to install X Window System XQuartz on macOS for ssh X11 forwarding

Posted: 15 May 2021 02:26 AM PDT

{Updated} Learn how to set up and use ssh based X11 forwarding on your macOS so that you can run graphical apps on your Mac from Linux or *BSD/Unix system.

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Quick Tip: Turn off the login banner in Linux or Unix .hushlogin file

Posted: 14 May 2021 05:35 PM PDT

Did you know? You can turn off the banner in Linux or Unix using a particular file. When you log in using ssh or other methods, you will find tons of information on the screen. Here is how my FreeBSD home server login looks:

Default motd with my hardware and other info

The first one is /etc/motd, and the second is the output of neofetch called from ~/.profile file. And my Ubuntu Linux box showing stuff too when I login using the ssh command:

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