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Distribution: Redhat since 5.2, Slackware since 9.0, Vector since 4.0
Posts: 209
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Full Remote Desktop, is it posible ?
Dear All.
I have 2 Linux boxes, A & B.
The A box is a powerfull server, but does not have a monitor attached on it.
The B computer is an ordinary computer.
I want to use A remotelly from B.
Is it posible to view the full desktop of A on B ?
I mean, I want see KDE's panel and use the menu of A from B.
Currently, I can only run remote applications on windows,
not a full desktop.
if your A is connected to the internet and you're using VNC than your A could be in danger since anyone knowing your ip can connect to your A. If you're really good you could set up a firewall and prevent unauthorised access
You say you're running remote applications, I assume (perhaps wrongly) they are X apps. If that is the case You could try starting a full desktop session 'startkde' of 'gnome-session'.
If this conflicts with the running desktop try a another X session. As root and from a tty run /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 :1 &', then 'export DISPLAY=:1' for that session. This uses a lot of resources, to have two X sessions running, so be warned.
Distribution: Redhat since 5.2, Slackware since 9.0, Vector since 4.0
Posts: 209
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rjliebenberg, your idea sounds good. My laptop has 256MB memory, maybe its enough.
Currently I just do simple things.
* Open X terminal on the laptop
* run ssh the_server
So I'm not so sure with your suggestion.
> You say you're running remote applications, I assume (perhaps wrongly) they are X apps. If that is the case You could try starting a full desktop session 'startkde' of 'gnome-session'.
I run KDE on my laptop too, though I can switch to fluxbox if I need spare memory. No GNOME.
> If this conflicts with the running desktop try a another X session. As root and from a tty run /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 :1 &', then 'export DISPLAY=:1' for that session.
Where should I perform this command. On the B (laptop) or on the A (server) after I ssh-ed from A.
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