On 5/16/22 07:10, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
I have a headless 15.3 system that I would like to access remotely. I need access to the desktop (i.e. X).
When there is no display attached, X does not start. I wanted to install xf86-video-dummy, but it complains:
error: Failed dependencies: X11_ABI_VIDEODRV = 25.2 is needed by xf86-video-dummy-0.4.0-lp153.24.1.x86_64
Not sure about recent openSUSE changes, but I have always used tigervnc for this purpose. With vncserver running on your headless box and vncviewer on the client, you simply port-forward the display port over ssh and connect with the client. There is a minimal 1-file setup on the headless box, and you need to start the ssh port-forwarding, but then it works seamlessly. I don't game, but for all my purposes, using the remote X is just as fast as sitting down with a hardware display. (even over a wireless connection) openSUSE has had tigervnc as long as I can remember (may have been under a different name in the pre 10.X days), but the same 'vncserver / vncviewer`. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.