Jim Sabatke wrote:
Michael Ferguson wrote:
Jim Sabatke wrote:
Jose Sanchez wrote:
Jim Sabatke wrote:
Can I open a KDE desktop on another computer on my network? I've tried using ssh -X name@host and then startx, but I get an error about the DISPLAY.
If you ssh -X you cannot startx. you could for example start kdevelop or konqueror and they will start like you were in teh remote computer. If you want to have access to your desktop you have to use remote desktop connection that I think is in the internet section in the task bar. However, you have enable the remote computer to accept remote connections. You do that by opening the control center in the remote computer and in internet you select allow remote desktop connections. If you are under a firewall be sure to enable the port which is going to be used for remote desktop connection. Finally in the inetservices in Yast you have to enable VNC server.
That should work.
Jose
Thanks! I was really trying to avoid that option as there is a timeout and I would have to keep inviting the target box to join.
There is always the option of enabling XDM (X display manager) to provide a true remote desktop as opposed to a VNC style desktop which is simply a redirection of the console.
Are there any HOWTOs on doing that?
Quite a few: http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=xdm+howto+suse&btnG=Search&meta= But this proved useful: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=162994 I didn't find anything specific to Suse 9 but all of the howto's are similar and should work just fine.