Tim Wunder wrote:
>
> Can I get a GUI login from my upstairs PC running Mandrake 8.0 to my
> downstairs PC running Caldera eD2.4? I'd like to be able to login to my
> desktop and run my KDE apps if my wife happens to be downstairs on the
> main PC (and vice versa). I would think that this should be fairly
> straght-forward, linux being built for networking and all. Is this what
> VNC is for? I thought VNC was intended to be used when connecting to a
> linux server from some other O/S (Win, Mac, etc).
> Care to hit me with a clue stick?
> Regards,
> Tim
Assuming hostnames or <upstairs> and <downstairs>
1. On <upstairs> type:
# xhost downstairs
2. Telnet to 'downstairs'
3. On 'downstairs' type
# export DISPLAY=upstairs:0.0
4. Run your app at the command line as usual, the DISPLAY will be output
over the network to your machine upstairs.
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