In two previous posts I wrote about how to use RDP and VNC to access the graphical desktops of the virtual machines on my headless workstation. Both have in common that the desktop of the remote virtual machine is put into a window on my client machine. That is great for many purposes and when used at the resolution of the screen connected to my client machine in full screen mode, it is almost like working directly on that machine. Also, the whole desktop with all applications running on it can just be ‘minimized’ to the dock when not needed for a while. For Linux virtual machines, there’s a third option that is even cooler for some use cases: Remote X over SSH!
Continue reading Remote Visual Computing – Remote X over SSH – Workstation Power At Home – Part 7