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From: Grant on 3 Nov 2009 15:24 On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:55 +0100, "J.O. Aho" <user(a)example.net> wrote: >atec 7 7 wrote: >> I need suggestions for a simple interface that will run on assorted >> >> linux boxes (including debian and puppy) which can be accessed with a >> >> simple interface from a window box by a relative novice who feinted at >> >> ssh and the like ( they have experience with ultra vnc ) > >I recommend learning command line and use ssh, as I assume those Linux boxes >will be servers and a good server don't have X installed. And, for over a decade I use PuTTY and linux command line, it's a good solution for most needs. That the terminal comms is ssh is not noticed in use as there's PuTTY's ssh agent running to supply passphrase -- all I do is decide on user or root login, type in the passphrase once on starting windoze. Grant. -- http://bugsplatter.id.au
From: Lew Pitcher on 3 Nov 2009 16:29 On November 3, 2009 12:50, in alt.os.linux, J.O. Aho (user(a)example.net) wrote: > atec 7 7 wrote: >> I need suggestions for a simple interface that will run on assorted >> >> linux boxes (including debian and puppy) which can be accessed with a >> >> simple interface from a window box by a relative novice who feinted at >> >> ssh and the like ( they have experience with ultra vnc ) > > I recommend learning command line and use ssh, as I assume those Linux > boxes will be servers and a good server don't have X installed. But... A good server /may/ have X apps installed. The X server /can/ (and should) reside elsewhere. -- Lew Pitcher Master Codewright & JOAT-in-training | Registered Linux User #112576 http://pitcher.digitalfreehold.ca/ | GPG public key available by request ---------- Slackware - Because I know what I'm doing. ------
From: atec 7 7 "atec on 3 Nov 2009 18:24 J.O. Aho wrote: > atec 7 7 wrote: >> I need suggestions for a simple interface that will run on assorted >> >> linux boxes (including debian and puppy) which can be accessed with a >> >> simple interface from a window box by a relative novice who feinted at >> >> ssh and the like ( they have experience with ultra vnc ) > > I recommend learning command line and use ssh, as I assume those Linux boxes > will be servers and a good server don't have X installed. > No not servers , being accessed by a person as I said who wont be learning command line so the use of the existing x is not precluded . thanks anyway
From: atec 7 7 "atec on 3 Nov 2009 18:26
Grant wrote: > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:55 +0100, "J.O. Aho" <user(a)example.net> wrote: > >> atec 7 7 wrote: >>> I need suggestions for a simple interface that will run on assorted >>> >>> linux boxes (including debian and puppy) which can be accessed with a >>> >>> simple interface from a window box by a relative novice who feinted at >>> >>> ssh and the like ( they have experience with ultra vnc ) >> I recommend learning command line and use ssh, as I assume those Linux boxes >> will be servers and a good server don't have X installed. > > And, for over a decade I use PuTTY and linux command line, it's a > good solution for most needs. That the terminal comms is ssh is > not noticed in use as there's PuTTY's ssh agent running to supply > passphrase -- all I do is decide on user or root login, type in the > passphrase once on starting windoze. > > Grant. One of the suggestions although not really vnc looks viable and I will pursue it , trouble is once addicted to a gui many cant or wont learn past it |