accessing remote GUI.

[sangfroid]

Hi,

I want to access the GUI of the remote server. Right now, all I can do is ssh to it, but i am not able to run startx via ssh and get the GUI interface .

I guess there must be some way to access remote GUI of the server. How do I do it ?

[Dapper Dan]

If the server is within your LAN you could likely get by forwarding X. To do this you'll need to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the server to allow for X11 forwarding. Make it look like this:

X11Forwarding yes

Save and exit. Then, from the other machine, do:

ssh -Y servermachine

You probably won't be able to startx but you can start remote applications and they'll come up on the client's monitor. If you really need to see the server's desktop as if you were sitting in front of it, you'll want to install a VNC server on the server and log into it from the other machine. See this for more...

HOWTO - Linux VNCserver

[vlad59]

You could also try NoMachine. It's fast and secure.

[Dapper Dan]

You could also try NoMachine. It's fast and secure.

True. But a little more difficult to set up if you've never done this sort of thing. I'd do VNC first, then graduate to nomachine once you feel you have a good grasp on what is what.

[vlad59]

I don't agree about the complexity of NoMachine. Try googling for "nomachine lenny" for a quick how to.

It's really a matter of 3 package to install and that's all.