Remote XWindows

[Konstantin Svist]

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