[PLUG] Remote GUI access to an Ubuntu machine

[Michael Barnes]

-Y ? That's a new one on me. More info, please.

Thanks,
Michael


On Dec 6, 2016 10:45, "Larry Brigman" <larry.brigman at gmail.com> wrote:

The simplest solution is to add -X or -Y to your ssh line and then launch
the program from the command line.

On Dec 6, 2016 10:20 AM, "Dick Steffens" <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:

> What's the word I need to search on for a tool to connect to a remote
> Ubuntu machine and have access to the GUI?
>
> I already SSH into the machine for one task I need to do. But sometimes
> I need to run a program on it that requires a GUI. I recall that there
> are such tools, but don't recall the names.
>
> The remote box runs MythTV. I'm no longer using it to drive a TV, but
> just for viewing the schedule. I can always get out a monitor and hook
> it up, but for the few times I need to run the front end program, it
> would be easier to do it from another machine.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
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