On Sunday 31 Jan 2016 17:50:55 Grant wrote: > > I need to run a Java 8 app remotely. Can this be done on Gentoo? > > I've been researching this and I think my options are a) get a VPS and > install Gentoo, this Java GUI app, and VNC, or b) set the app up with a > Desktop as a Service (DaaS) provider. Option B should require a bare > minimum of maintenance so it's really appealing. Here are the providers > I've found that can provide a Linux desktop: > > https://www.omnis-systems.com/virtual-bridges-vdi/virtual-bridges-general-in > formation > > http://www.vdiworks.com/ > > https://www.vmware.com/products/daas-vspp/features > > These don't specify Linux which makes me think they can only do Windows > desktops: > > http://www.dizzion.com/services/desktop-as-a-service-daas/ > > https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/ > > https://v2cloud.com/virtual-desktop/ > > https://www.citrix.com/solutions/desktop-virtualization/overview.html > > I suppose a Windows desktop would work since this is a Java app but I'd > prefer Linux. > > Citrix also has a product called XenApp which is interesting because it is > supposed to provide only the app as a service instead of the whole desktop: > > https://www.citrix.com/products/xenapp/overview.html > > Many (all?) of these don't have a Linux client but some have an HTML5 > browser plugin client. I will try some of these and report back. > > - Grant
Citrix has the citrix receiver (look for icaclient on the tree) which will run a remote desktop on your Gentoo. -- Regards, Mick
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