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- X11 can be started from Applications->Utilities->X11
- To enable ssh login to the mac, go to preferences->sharing and enable "Remote Login" (not many users will want to do this)
- To enable X forwarding, edit /etc/sshd_config and insert the line "X11Forwarding yes" (not many users will want to do this)
Lion Difficulties
Lion ssh X11 connections timeout, I believe because they are using a newer version of openssh. Workaround: make an .ssh/config file that contains the following lines:
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