Case of the X

[killerasp]

I want to run a web server with minimal servies. I talked to some people and they say dont run it with X because it sucks up extra resources. But if i wanted to use emacs or something like it, where would i turn? For those that do run dedicated web servers, how do you remote admin?

[scanez]

Um, emacs runs from the command line also so that wouldn't be a problem. I would also suggest that you don't use X on a server. Saves space, mem, and all sorts of good stuff. Just type emacs at the command prompt and all is good.

SC

[slacker_x]

if emacs *****es about not being in X when you try to run it from console, read the man page. There is a switch to force it to console. Running X on a dedicated webserver would be a big waste of resources. As far as remote administration goes, I would just use ssh. That will allow you to do pretty much anything and everything. there are web based administration tools out there as well.

[Craig McPherson]

I can't think of ANY reason to run X on a web server. What would you need it for. X is good for web browsing, graphial word processing, and playing xkoules, and that's about it. You can do that stuff on some machine other than your web server.

Yes, there is an X version of Emacs, but for the love of gid, why would you want to use it? I can't even tolerate regular Emacs. It's pretty good except for the fact that it doesn't include a decent text editor.

[dvdnut]

you could use webmin for browser based administration, but whats the point if you can ssh, and use an editor like pico or vi

i prefer pico cos its easier than vi :D