On Nov 23, 2007 2:17 PM, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bryen wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 14:02 -0500, James Knott wrote: > > > >> Bart Whiteley wrote: > >> > >>>> 3. YaST tools to include: > >>>> > >>>> a) NX server and client: > >>>> Make available an easy to use YaST tool to integrate the OSS FreeNX > >>>> server and client. Optional also the non-OSS but free NoMachine NX > >>>> server and clients. This way it will be easy and fast to do remote login > >>>> an run Xapps with speed. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Yes, please! I'd like to cast a vote for this as well. > >>> > >>> > >> What would that obtain that can't be had with ssh -X? > >> > >> > > > > > > Umm... gonna take a wild stab at this. Awareness of such a command line > > option? The whole point of Yast is to give an administrator who DOESN'T > > know such an option existed on the command line a way to see it visually > > in Yast. There's nothing wrong with doing it the CLI way, but there > > are people out there who don't know all there is to know about CLI > > options and that's where YAST comes in. > > > > > Ssh -X will take you to a command line on a remote host, where you can > then start Yast and have it appear on the local desktop. I've even done > it from Windows.
I suspect you've done it from Cygwin not generic Windows. (Or some other tool was used to provide basic X-Server functionality.) Personally I prefer to have an entire remote desktop, not just the ability to initiate X-based programs via the command-line. FreeNX provides you with that. I know it works from Windows, and I assume it works from Linux. OTOH, getting FreeNX running with SuSE today is a pain in the butt. Especially if you want to require the client have a secure private key. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
