From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 13 09:42:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 848EB16A4A0 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:42:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C91E43D70 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:42:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.141] (may be forged)) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kAD9gSqH024133 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:42:28 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.0.101] (dsl254-013-145.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.254.13.145]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kAD9gQFt015956 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:42:27 -0800 Message-ID: <45583DF4.2010803@u.washington.edu> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:42:12 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20061112161718.Q39542@border.crystalsphere.multiverse> <4557EF0F.5070108@computer.org> <20061112213759.S40519@border.crystalsphere.multiverse> In-Reply-To: <20061112213759.S40519@border.crystalsphere.multiverse> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.2.1.279297, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2006.11.13.12934 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __LINES_OF_YELLING 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: detach/reattach remote GUI applications? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:42:29 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Luke Dean wrote: > > > On Sun, 12 Nov 2006, Eric Schuele wrote: > >> On 11/12/06 18:37, Luke Dean wrote: >>> >>> I run a headless server and I've become fond of using the "screen" >>> utility with SSH to allow me to launch a text-based application, >>> detach from it, and then reattach to it later to see how it's going. >>> >>> I'm wondering if there's a tool I can use that would allow me to do >>> that with GUI applications. >> >> Could this be of use? >> http://www.tightvnc.com/ > > Yes! That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. I used VNC with > Windows years ago and it never occurred to me that it might be available > on other platforms. Thanks for putting me on the right track. > > Luke There is also a VNC server solution that ties into running X displays (called x11vnc under Gentoo Linux; not sure if it exists in the ports tree though), and an X11 solution that has been customized for high transfer rates referred to as either nx or nomachinex. I found standard VNC to be annoying since it requires a running X server instance, which is a waste depending on what I have running, and both solutions I mentioned earlier run well for many people (tried x11vnc but not nomachinex). - -Garrett -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFWD306CkrZkzMC68RAkUGAJ42lX30GEkymcGnTvr8c7f4n/epFgCeIWah uoDtlen53GF2t6N/VZ3e4uk= =HhzP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----