Remote XWindow session

[Aviss,Tyler]

In terms of remote servers, in many cases web based tools may be  
somewhat more "optimized" for such purposes than their X cousins, as  
they've been around for awhile. Have you tried "webmin" or "munin" etc  
(I do recommend putting these in a safe, password/htaccess https page  
if possible.

- TJA

(sent from my phone, so please excuse the typos)

On 24-Apr-09, at 10:57 PM, Rajinder Yadav <devguy-DaQTI0RpDDMAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

>
> Hi Clifford,
>
> you're right most of the stuff on Linux can be done via command  
> line. Right now maybe I am being a bit lazy? or don't trust my  
> knowledge of Linux so it's nice to verify via a GUI system tool.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Rajinder Yadav
>
>
> --- On Fri, 4/24/09, CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay-biY6FKoJMRdBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>  
> wrote:
>
>> From: CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay-biY6FKoJMRdBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>
>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Remote XWindow session
>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>> Received: Friday, April 24, 2009, 2:09 PM
>> On 24/04/09 09:24 AM, Marc Lanctot
>> wrote:
>>> On 22/04/09 10:09 PM, James Knott wrote:
>>>> Rajinder Yadav wrote:
>>>>> Is it possible to set up a remote xwindow
>> session? What I want to do is
>>>>> connect to a remote Linux box that has no
>> video card, but I still want
>>>>> to be able to run a local KDE session
>> controlling the remote Linux box
>>>>> in a rich GUI environment.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this possible, and is this easy to setup?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, that's one of the things Linux&
>> Unix have done for years, with X.
>>>> You can run a full desktop, using XDMCP or just
>> individual apps, with
>>>> SSH and X forwading.  There's also stuff like
>> VNC etc.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Rajinder,
>>>
>>> By the sounds of your message you probably want
>> [snip]
>>
>> FreeNX :)
>>
>>> If you want to do that from a Windows box you'll have
>> to
>>> install an implementation of
>>
>> the NX client available as a binary
>>
>>> on Windows which you can find
>>
>> at <http://nomachine.com>. On second thought, try ssh
>> and X forwarding
>> first and then try the FreeNX and NX Client method. You'll
>> see a marked
>> difference in performance. I find remote X is unusable over
>> the
>> Internet, even on a broadband connection. FreeNX makes it
>> tolerable.
>>
>> I have to ask, however, why do you need this at all for
>> managing a
>> remote server? Linux is easy to manage using nothing more
>> than a shell
>> and a text editor. There are some server applications that
>> require a
>> GUI, even if it's a virtual frame buffer, but fortunately,
>> those are not
>> common. What is your use case?
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>
>> Clifford Ilkay
>> Dinamis
>> 1419-3266 Yonge St.
>> Toronto, ON
>> Canada  M4N 3P6
>>
>> <http://dinamis.com>
>> +1 416-410-3326
>>
>
>
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