Running GUI package manager over a vnc connection on Fedora 10.

[Robert Moskowitz]

Leland C. Scott wrote:
> I setup a PC to use remotely when I'm out of town using VNC over a ssh 
> connection. The problems trying to edit files requiring root access, 
> and no GUI, is one thing I can deal with. The application package 
> manager GUI telling me it won't run because I'm on a remote console is 
> just plain stupid. This is something I'm is likely to do be doing 
> frequency. Yeah maybe a CL workaround exists but I like the 
> convenience of the GUI. At least on the older box I have setup, Fedora 
> 8, all it asked me for was the root password then did its thing.
>
> Is there anyway to get this to work in the above type setup on Fedora 
> 10 with the Gnome desktop? The VNC part works just fine.

Have you installed yumex? I run it all the time over VNC. It does 
require the root password, or you can sudo it.

>
> Regards,
> Leland C. Scott
> KC8LDO