NX sounds lie the thing to do. I tried to apt get it and it gave me the program but there was one I couldn't get. x2goclient Do I need it? Do you know where I can get it if I do need it? On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: > Sorry I was slow to jump in on this one... > > NX rocks. I disagree that it is a pain to set up. It uses VNC and SSH > to remote the desktop. Ubuntu .deb packages exist on their site, so > install is pretty simple. And, it is as secure as anything short of > full scale enterprise class application. > > HTH > Kevin > > On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 12:53 -0700, Michael Havens wrote: > > which way do you think is best for the learning experience? > > > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Stephen wrote: > > you can use rlogin via ssh, and then xming and putty to do the > > same > > from windows to Linux boxes. > > > > these will maintain the most open options. I have use the > > xming/putty > > combination and its pretty nice. and as secure as your ssh > > session :-) > > > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Matt Graham > > wrote: > > > From: Michael Havens > > >> No MAC. Two Linux boxes and 1 Windows XP box. Is there a > > way to > > >> make it so that I can have the desktop of the other > > computer on > > >> another or else is this all text? > > > [snip] > > > > > > That's a bit of a different question, and has nothing to do > > with NFS. This is > > > more like "remote access". There are a bunch of ways; here > > are the most > > > popular: > > > > > > VNC/TightVNC : Totally cross-platform, tested, stable, > > etcetera. On 'Doze, > > > TightVNC Server will, if run, make the 'Doze desktop > > available to clients. On > > > Linux, you want x11vncserver or its GUIfied/friendly > > counterparts KDE Desktop > > > Sharing or the GNOME equivalent (vino?). Many clients > > exist. Pick your > > > favorite; they usually have "vnc" in their name somewhere. > > NOTE: vncserver > > > and tightvncserver create a virtual Display instead of > > sharing an > > > already-existing Display. > > > > > > Windows Desktop Sharing : A 'Doze box can share its desktop > > to remote clients. > > > There's a Linux client called rdesktop that works pretty > > well. Last I > > > checked, there was a proof-of-concept Linux server that > > didn't work all that > > > well, so this is pretty much one-way only. > > > > > > NXServer : Proprietary free as in beer, but quite fast over > > low-bandwidth > > > links. It's a bit of a pain to set up. It works well once > > it's been set up. > > > > > > X11 : Can be used, usually isn't, since most modern X > > servers are started with > > > -nolisten tcp , and GTK+ apps tend to behave badly when not > > able to connect to > > > a local X socket. > > > > > > sshing to a Linux box is usually much faster than dragging a > > GUI around. But > > > there are ways if you really need them. Don't forget that > > you can "ssh -Y > > > remotehost xclient" to ssh to remotehost, then tunnel X over > > ssh, so that > > > xclient is running on remotehost, but displaying on your > > local Display, which > > > may be useful in some cases. > > > > > > -- > > > Matt G / Dances With Crows > > > The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ > > > There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for > > us to see > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > -- > > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent > > you from > > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze > > button. > > > > Stephen > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: