[Cialug] SSH

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

It is possible to get a Windows-like remote desktop on Linux, but not 
with a default configuration of X. Getting your own desktop that is 
completely separate from the user sitting at the console is rather 
trivial (i use VNC running as a daemon for that function, and then 
connect to it with VNC piped over SSH), but connecting to the same X 
display as the console usually requires running some kind of X wrapper 
on the console. And that usually precludes 3D acceleration or other 
fancy features that the local user might otherwise expect. Note that 
i've not actually tried to do this, so take what i say with a grain of 
salt.

On 2009-03-03 at 15:12:06, Tom Sellers wrote:
>I use a product in the Windows environment called Remote Admin to
> connect to remote workstations and make changes.  This allows me to
> actually see the user's desktop screen.  Is this possible using this
> method or does that require some other software package?

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