[mythtv-users] running mythtv-setup remotely via ssh -X

[Jim Abernathy]

On 01/06/2018 07:44 PM, James Linder wrote:
>
>> On 7 Jan 2018, at 1:37 am, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
>>
>> So I?ve done the bit about installing a server based Ubuntu and mythtv and then running mythtv-setup via ssh -X to configure the backend so that I don?t have to have a GUI on the ubuntu server with mythtv backend running.
>>
>> The problem is that I could only do the ssh -X from a Linux PC.  Is there a way to do this from a Mac or windows PC?
>>
>> Also if I install XFCE on top of Ubuntu Server that would allow me to do the mythtv-setup via a monitor/keyboard/mouse and unplug them when done.  I would think that is minimal and stable if not using the GUI after setup, Right??
>
> Jim another answer that works well
>
> I installed x11vnc on my server
> I installed this file in /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
>
> [Unit]
> Description=x11vnc VNC Server for X11
> After=multi-user.target
>
> [Service]
> Type=simple
> ExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -ncache 10 -auth guess -forever -loop -noxdamage -repeat -nopw -rfbport 5900 -o /tmp/x11vnc.log -xkb -norc -noxrecord -nomodtweak
>
> [Install]
> WantedBy=multi-user.target
>
> enabled it at boot time
> # systemctl enable x11vnc.service
>
> Then using any vnc viewer (I use chickenvnc) you can connect, get a desktop, do all you be admin (then you can use start in place of enable or just reboot)
>
> James

Doesn't installing x11vnc require you to also have x11?  Or is x11 not 
the problem, it's installing the whole Xubuntu desktop environment the 
problem?

Jim A

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