On Thu, 2006-11-05 at 15:22 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
I think you are missing the point of what I want. I want to install a new remote machine and have all of it's programs available from my desktop without knowing ahead of time what is actually installed there. If a new program is installed on that machine, I want it to show up in the remotely-executed menu like it does if you log in there. X is designed to let anything run remotely. I don't see why the menu button should be an exception - someone would really have to go out of their way to break it - but I don't know how to invoke it by itself.
That would be awesome. You could see in an instant what's installed on each machine, click on the app in menu, and then have it displayed on your local box.
I think this would have to be a combo of remote X and network aware Gnome menu, configured to send it's configuration to a central workstation. You would probably also have to throw in ssh keys for passwordless logins, or export displays. I'd prefer the ssh key method.
I'm not sure how useful it would be for the community at large, but I do know that it would make some tasks much easier.
I'm not a programmer, otherwise I'd give this a shot. So, who's up for it? :)
Les, it might be a good idea to add this to bugzilla as a RFE.
Regards,
Ranbir