On Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:33:53 +0200 lee <l...@yun.yagibdah.de> wrote: > Hi, > > what's the Debian or Linux equivalent to MS Windows terminal server > sessions through the remote desktop thing they have? > > I would like to be able to let a user work remotely in an X11 session > (preferably with fvwm, if I have to xfce, if it can't be avoided gnome > --- KDE only crashes in vncserver) on a VM running Debian. The user > can either get a thin client (which I'd have to buy) or an older Mac > for a client system. It would be an advantage if it was possible to > do this transparently for the user. It would also be nice if I could > limit the total memory usage for that user. The client is connected > through 1GB LAN. If Linux can be installed on the Mac, that might > also be an option. > > So far, neither vncserver, nor freenx are ideal. Vncserver is rather > awkward, freenx is ancient. LTSP seems way overdone for this and > apparently requires suitable thin clients. > >
For a time, some years ago, I did some remote work from Windows, using Cygwin and X forwarded over ssh, with individual X windows opening in the Windows desktop. I would guess that's only appropriate for some applications, and I'd have no way of knowing which now. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140921150659.44576...@jresid.jretrading.com
