remote desktop access

[Michael Hipp]

Dr. Scott S. Jones wrote:
> Tim:
> 
>> I use FreeNX to access my linux machine from my Windows laptop at work 
>> daily. When F'ing comcast's connection if working, it works great.
>> All you really need is an ssh connection.
>>
>> The response time of my KDE desktop is surprisingly quick.  I highly 
>> recommend it.
>>
>>  
>>
> I run debian 3.1 at work, and at home too, and wife has laptop running 
> winxphome.
> 
> I need a solution for both linux to linux gui remote admin as well winxp 
> to linux remote.....
> 
> Do I install freeNX with 'apt-get install freenx'? Should that get me 
> going in right direction?

I did a search at 
http://www.us.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages for various 
permutations of 'free' and 'nx' and didn't come up with anything. Can't 
imagine it's not there as I know it is in Ubuntu.

Also, you'll need to do some reading on how to set it up. Especially if 
you want it properly secured. You'll especially want to generate a set 
of public/private ssh keys for the machines. The default configuration 
isn't particularly secure IIRC.

Sorry I can't be more detailed as it's been a while since I worked with nx.

Michael