Getting Amazon Linux working with X11

amazon-linux-x11-instr.txt

# These instructions assume you are using a Linux or Mac machine as 
# the “local” machine and an Amazon Linux as the “remote” machine. 
# Here’s one way to get X11 working between the two.

# on the local machine (Linux or Mac with X11 already installed) 
$ ssh -X -i <amazon_key.pem> ec2-user@<remote_ec2_box_name>

# then on the remote Amazon Linux EC2 box
$ sudo yum install xauth
$ sudo yum install xterm
$ sudo yum install xorg-x11-apps
$ xeyes

# should result in the XEyes application displaying on the local machine

# install gcc
#64-bit (`x86_64`) C library and headers
yum install libgcc
yum install glibc-devel
# 32-bit (‘i386’) C library and headers
yum install libgcc.i686
yum install glibc-devel.i686

# Install libX11
#64-bit (`x86_64`)
yum -y install libX11 
# 32-bit (‘i386’)
yum -y install libX11.i686 for 32-bit