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Unable to start firefox on centOs 6 from iterm2 on mac


I have installed firefox and xauth on the centOs 6.6 server as follows:

sudo yum install firefox
sudo yum install xauth

On my mac, I am using iTerm2
On my iTerm2 session, I also exported my display as follows:

export DISPLAY=192.168.0.3:0.0

Then from my iTerm2 session I ssh to this centOs 6.6 server as follows

ssh -Y server

Then in my centOs 6.6 server I try to start firefox as follows:

firefox&

Then I get after a long time the connection timed out error as follows:

$ firefox&
[1] 56352
$ connect 192.168.0.3 port 6000: Operation timed out

Can someone please help me fix this so that I can start firefox on centOs 6.6 using from iTerm2 on mac using ssh?


Solution

  • Able to open firefox now.
    But it is extremely slow
    Anything I type in URL, it shows getting typed after big lag.
    Same is for any form input values.
    I wanted to use it for automation suite.
    So probably its useless for any practical purpose.

    Following steps worked for me:

    1) On centOs server:

    sudo yum install firefox
    sudo yum install xauth
    

    2) On Mac - installed XQuartz and opened its terminal.
    Basically followed this link https://uisapp2.iu.edu/confluence-prd/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=280461906

    Did not export DISPLAY this time on xterm on mac.

    3) xhost +

    4) ssh into the centos server from the xterm (from quartz) not iterm2:

    ssh -Y server
    

    5) Started firefox in centos from xterm:

    firefox&