Windows -> Linux

[Les Mikesell]

Don Russell wrote:

>> Also, you don't need a web interface for remote access to linux 
>> applications.  Command line programs can be run via ssh (or putty from 
>> windows) and X programs can be run remotely from anything else with X 
>> (the free Cygwin version works on windows, it's included with Mac OS 
>> X)  or you can use VNC in various ways.  The nicest way, though, is 
>> probably freenx on the fedora side and the free NX client you can 
>> download for most platforms from www.nomachine.com.
>>
> Thanks for the feedback.... yes, I forget about running remotely via 
> X... the last time I had any luck with that was a few "Fedoras" ago, 
> when I had FC on a laptop and on my server.... worked great... never got 
> X working properly from my Windows machine, and just left it as one of 
> those "one day I'll get to it" projects. :-)
> 
> So, Fedora 7 is probably a good time to switch over/try again. :-)

Cygwin X isn't too bad.  I usually install the default base first, then 
go back to the setup and check the X related parts - but the NX client 
is easier to install and even on a LAN where you don't need the 
bandwidth savings it is nice to be able to suspend a session and 
reconnect with everything still running.

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   Les Mikesell
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