how do I set up full 'Windows remote desktop'-style access to a Linux machine?

[NTB]

suggestions? I've got command line access from remote systems, but I've had no luck with GUI access.

EDIT: I'm hoping to get remote log-in access; I don't like the idea of leaving one user permanently logged in as a way of doing this - if the machine gets re-booted, I'd be SOL.

Nathan

 

[dinkumthinkum]

You run an X server locally and run your X applications from the SSH session. Your SSH client, like Putty, should be set up to forward X connections back to your local machine -- it is in the configuration. X is designed to run over the network.

Xming and Cygwin/X are free X servers that run on Windows. The X server accepts connections from X programs and draws the GUI on your screen.

If you want to go the slow, whole desktop route, there's always VNC.

 

[Netopia]

I love and use FreeNX. No one has to stay logged in. Works over port 22 (SSH) for security (or not, if you don't want it to). Can run whatever desktop environment you want (KDE, gnome, etc), can push a single application to your local desktop (instead of pushing an entire remote desktop), and it's FAST!... VERY FAST!

Joe

 

[Markbnj]

Originally posted by: Netopia
I love and use FreeNX. No one has to stay logged in. Works over port 22 (SSH) for security (or not, if you don't want it to). Can run whatever desktop environment you want (KDE, gnome, etc), can push a single application to your local desktop (instead of pushing an entire remote desktop), and it's FAST!... VERY FAST!

Joe

QFT. I use NX Server, which is another packaging based on the FreeNX code. It works amazingly well. About the only issue I've run into is that it requires /usr to be r/w which rules it out on our work machines, as they are FHS compliant. But other than that it's really slick.