[kwlug-disc] GUI Remote Access

[Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account)]

> On Jun 24, 2017, at 8:44 AM, John Van Ostrand <john at vanostrand.com> wrote:
> Let's not forget that you can run ssh with -Y option and run single GUI apps across the network. If all you need is to run a single GUI setup a shortcut on your desktop that runs it over "ssh -Y". Add RSA authentication to make it seamless.

Yep, but the X protocol is extremely “chatty” and the round trip times make it very poor from a responsiveness perspective. That’s what NX fixed and why I miss it so much.

-A.