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and replace yourdisplay with the proper parameters). Scribus relies on Qt for display so this should work. Personally I use:
and replace yourdisplay with the proper parameters). Scribus relies on Qt for display so this should work. Alternatatively, log into the remote machine with:


ssh -Y remote_machine
ssh -X <remote-machine-name>


where I can run any commands without messing with the DISPLAY variable myself...
Then just start scribus, it should be displayed on your local screen.
 
An other possiblity is to use nxclient and nxserver from http://www.nomachine.com
 
This works really good even over a slow (40kBits/sec) connection. The nxclient is free (as beer) for windows, linux, mac..., the server costs 50...500 EUR, but there is a free implementation available, too.

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Try typing:

DISPLAY=yourdisplay scribus 

and replace yourdisplay with the proper parameters). Scribus relies on Qt for display so this should work. Alternatatively, log into the remote machine with:

ssh -X <remote-machine-name>

Then just start scribus, it should be displayed on your local screen.

An other possiblity is to use nxclient and nxserver from http://www.nomachine.com

This works really good even over a slow (40kBits/sec) connection. The nxclient is free (as beer) for windows, linux, mac..., the server costs 50...500 EUR, but there is a free implementation available, too.