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Elliott loves the idea of teasing someone by running an instance of xeyes on their computer without their consent.  I keep forgetting how to do this, so I'm writing down the steps so that I can come up with the steps in the heat of the moment.
 
Elliott loves the idea of teasing someone by running an instance of xeyes on their computer without their consent.  I keep forgetting how to do this, so I'm writing down the steps so that I can come up with the steps in the heat of the moment.
  
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* export DISPLAY=:0
 
* export DISPLAY=:0
 
* xhost +
 
* xhost +
* xeyes &
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* xeyes &
 
* repeat the last step ad nauseum
 
* repeat the last step ad nauseum
  
 
For further excitement start xeyes up with these options:
 
For further excitement start xeyes up with these options:
  
xeyes -fg red -center blue -geometry 500x500 &
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xeyes -fg red -center blue -geometry 500x500 &

Revision as of 03:28, 24 November 2010

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Elliott loves the idea of teasing someone by running an instance of xeyes on their computer without their consent. I keep forgetting how to do this, so I'm writing down the steps so that I can come up with the steps in the heat of the moment.

  • log into mom's computer via the server
  • export DISPLAY=:0
  • xhost +
  • xeyes &
  • repeat the last step ad nauseum

For further excitement start xeyes up with these options:

xeyes -fg red -center blue -geometry 500x500 &