Remote XWindows
Mike Dwiggins
mike at azdwiggins.com
Thu Mar 13 05:58:47 UTC 2008
Konstantin Svist wrote:
> Mike Dwiggins wrote:
>> Konstantin Svist wrote:
>>> Mike Dwiggins wrote:
>>>> Dumb beginner question here. What is the best software to use to
>>>> set up an SSH X-Windows session?
>>>>
>>>> I am doing well with putty but have hit a point where I need to
>>>> bring up my browser in a remote session..
>>>>
>>>> Mike D.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Depends on what you're trying to achieve.
>>> With ssh, you can run this to execute the application remotely but
>>> have it displayed locally:
>>> $ ssh -Y <remote_host> <application>
>>>
>>> If you want it to be displayed remotely as well, you'll want to look
>>> into VNC
>>>
>>> Also, maybe you want to run the application locally but use remote
>>> user profile. Then you can map remote path to a local directory with
>>> sshfs and point the local application to the data (it will appear to
>>> any application as if it were local).
>>>
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>>
>> I have been thinking VNC. My problem is I travel a lot and have to
>> manage a couple of applications that use x-windows control panels for
>> my wife's business and am looking for the most efficient way.
>>
>> I can do it quite well if I am home but am looking for the best
>> solution for remote. Sigh I guess I am going to have to dig into VNC.
>>
>> Mike D.
>>
>>
>
> Again, if you don't need the applications to be displayed on the
> actual machine where they run, ssh -Y is a very robust solution. I've
> ran many applications - e.g. text editors, control panels, even
> gparted (disk partitioning software) and all worked without a hitch
> and were very fast. The best part is that ssh is already there :)
>
> Remote desktop VNC (a la windows VNC) is very slow because it needs to
> send a video stream back and forth. "Traditional" VNC is annoying/hard
> to set up; most of the time it's just not worth the effort.
>
>
Tried that route, I think? What I get at startx is the message "Server
is already active for display 0".
VNC is a world I don't want to get into but, will if I must.
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