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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 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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Host *
ForwardX11Timeout 1000000
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We have also learned that older versions of ag cause the X11 server to hang. Type ag-devel to pick up a new version that won't hang the X server.