----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe" <j...@jretrading.com> > > 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. > Cygwin has an X server. Another one you can use on Windows is Xming.
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