[TriLUG] Remote Desktop

[Ron Kelley via TriLUG]

How about:

# host +
# ssh -X user at remote_host -e “export DISPLAY=<client_IP> && /usr/bin/firefox”

That should run firefox on your remote linux box using your local display.



> On Mar 31, 2017, at 9:16 AM, Brian Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com> wrote:
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> Requires GUI. The application is running in Firefox (it's the point of sale software).
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> Sent from a PC running Debian 8, 64-bit Linux and LibreOffice. (No one needs to use MS Office!)
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> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: "Ron Kelley" <rkelleyrtp at gmail.com> 
>> To: "Brian Grawburg" <grawburg at myglnc.com>, trilug at trilug.org 
>> Cc: "Ron Kelley" <rkelleyrtp at gmail.com> 
>> Date: 03/31/17 09:11 AM 
>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Remote Desktop 
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>> How are you running your report (which command)?  Does it require a GUI or is it a command-line tool?  If it is a  GUI tool, you can use “ssh -X” to force the display back to your local linux box.
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>> -Ron
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