Linux Graphic Terminals?

PlatinumRik · 05-16-2003, 08:36 PM

Is there a way to allow a remote connection to a linux box run the gui w/o having linux installed? for example a windows box has only windows installed, a redhat 9 box fresh install. I wanna be able to connect to the linux box through windows and connect to a linux graphic screen as if i was on the linux box. sorta like windows criyx?? i think thats what it is. thanks

rick

DavidPhillips · 05-16-2003, 09:54 PM

vnc is a good program for that

It's free, and is probably already installed on your system.

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html

consider securing it with ssh

david_ross · 05-20-2003, 12:49 PM

TightVnc is probably the best way to go but if you find that it is too slow then you can boot your windows PC into a linux environment using the Linux Terminal Server Project:
http://www.ltsp.org/

PlatinumRik · 05-20-2003, 08:36 PM

do you have any experience with the ltsp???

david_ross · 05-21-2003, 03:38 AM

Not in a production environment - it worked fine in testing at home - but it is a project I would like to try at work if I ever get time to do it.

SchoolITguy · 07-02-2003, 11:28 AM

Ltsp works great. I have used the a version from www.k12ltsp.org, it is set up for schools but it really works good. It would work in any enviroment. Install and it works very little setup.