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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