Run graphical application on remoter computer

bman · 17-10-2007 3:33pm #1

Hi,

I'm trying to write a bash script at the moment which will ssh into another machine and start a graphical application on it. The remote machine has a Xvnc session running on it and I would like to start the application so that it shows up in that Xvnc window.

This is what I have at the moment but since the machine the script is running from has no X server running the application is not started,

ssh user@remotemachine "mozilla"

Is what I'm trying to do even possible?

Thanks in advance.

Tom Dunne · 17-10-2007 3:40pm

I don't think I am following you.

Are you trying to connect from A to B, running the application that is stored on B? And then displaying it elsewhere? If that is the case then the syntax will be <appname> -display <computer name where it is to be displayed>:0

I don't get the Xvnc bit.

bman · 17-10-2007 3:50pm

Thanks. I wasn't exactly sure how to phrase the problem but the display option was what I needed. Works fine now.

Cheers Tom.

niallb · 18-10-2007 1:37am

If X11Forwarding is set to yes on the server in /etc/ssh/sshd.conf,
you can run ssh -X user@remotemachine "mozilla"
On a slow link to a fast machine, you may get better response with ssh -XC

ssh takes care of setting up a secure tunnel, and sets the DISPLAY variable for you.
-XC uses a compressed secure tunnel.

Snowbat · 18-10-2007 3:12am

To start Firefox, you may need the -no-remote option:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-477493.html

Run graphical application on remoter computer

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