Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:41:59 -0800 (PST) From: Luke Dean <LukeD@pobox.com> To: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: detach/reattach remote GUI applications? Message-ID: <20061112213759.S40519@border.crystalsphere.multiverse> In-Reply-To: <4557EF0F.5070108@computer.org> References: <20061112161718.Q39542@border.crystalsphere.multiverse> <4557EF0F.5070108@computer.org>
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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. Lukehome | help
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