[ale] Truly remote desktop aka terminal services client/server in Linux, Does it exist ?

[James Sumners]

[1] in my previous reply contains a link to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11vnc . And I quote:

"x11vnc does not create an extra display (or X desktop) for remote
control. Instead, it uses the existing X11 display shown on the
monitor of a Unix-like computer in real time. x11vnc has security
features that allows the user to set an access password or to use Unix
usernames and passwords."

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Chris Fowler
<cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> I think the question is about using VNC to take over the "console" of
> the Linux machine like KVM over IP would.  You get the desktop.  The one
> shown on the connected LCD.
>
> When I ran VNC years ago I did not get the actual desktop.  I got
> another Xsession.
>
> It is of no use to me anyway because I can use CLI to do my stuff and
> CLI over SSH is much faster.
>
> On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 13:33 -0400, James Sumners wrote:
>> I'm not sure what the problem is. VNC is a widely used protocol[1].
>> There exists VNC servers and clients for Linux (see the "see also" in
>> [1]). In fact, I believe both Gnome and KDE have a server and client
>> built in nowadays.
>>
>> When you connect to a remote VNC session, and then disconnect, then
>> the next time you reconnect the session will be just as you left it.
>> That is, unless someone changes the session.
>>
>> As for "console" sessions, well, that is what SSH[2] is for. If you
>> don't want to lose your work when you disconnect from your SSH session
>> then use screen[3]. SSH int the remote machine, start screen, do your
>> work, "detach" from screen and then disconnect from the remote server.
>> Next time you reconnect simply re-attach to your old screen session.
>>
>>
>> [1] -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing
>> [2] -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell
>> [3] -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Narahari 'n' Savitha
>> <savithari at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello:
>> >
>> > Is there truly a Remote Desktop in Linux like the Windoze world ?
>> >
>> > What I mean  ?
>> >
>> > Option 1:
>> > =======
>> > In Windoze world, I can remote desktop to a diff machine and then I can work
>> > on something say at 11:00 pm
>> >
>> > I can then disconnect and then get back to the same window/session at 06:00
>> > am to see what happened.
>> >
>> > Even better if I use the mstsc /console option I go to the console windows.
>> >
>> > Option 2:
>> > =======
>> >
>> > In Windoze world, I can use vnc client and connect to a Vnc Server and it is
>> > the console all the time.
>> >
>> > Then I can run something, disconnect and then I can reconnect back later and
>> > I am on the console again.
>> >
>> >
>> > Now, on Linux aka *BUNTU* is this even possible at all ?
>> >
>> > -Narahari
>> >
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