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# Requisites
sudo apt-get install dnsmasq firefox2 (firefox-2)?
sudo apt-get install xinit xauth 

# In order to set this up on the server you will need to do a couple of things, such as:
sudo adduser firefox
sudo su firefox
cd ~
git init
git remote add origin git://YOURLOCALIP/var/www/firefox
git pull origin master
cd src
make
cp apps/baobab.firefox/baobab.firefox* ..
cd ..
exit
sudo cp firefox-daemon /etc/init.d/
sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f firefox-daemon defaults
sudo /etc/init.d/firefox-daemon

# make sure you have a /usr/bin/firefox, you may have /usr/bin/firefox-2
sudo ln /usr/bin/firefox-2 /usr/bin/firefox

# make your /etc/dnsmasq.conf file look like this (replace x with your subnet)
dhcp-range=192.168.x.100,192.168.x.150,12h

# remove everything from your /etc/resolv.conf

# make your /etc/network/interfaces look like this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.x.203
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.x.1


# You may want to debug
ps aux | grep firefox
sudo kill XXXX
sudo su firefox
cd ~
./baobab.firefox
<connect>

More info can be found here: http://neverlet.be/2010/1/15/pih-baobab-openmrs-x-forwarding-mateme-and-you

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