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

[Jim Abernathy]

On 01/07/2018 07:00 PM, James Linder wrote:
>
>> On 7 Jan 2018, at 7:54 pm, 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?
> Indeed and sorry I did not read your question well enough.
> ssh -X (with or without a desktop) has irritating lags (that vnc does not) caused I believe by the GL stuff.
> It was irratating enough for me to go the vnc route. but not often or intrusive enough to for me tp spelunk.
>
> I really don’t think wasting a couple of Gs on xfce is worth the pain of not having a desktop :-)
>
> James

So if you are running Ubuntu Server without a Desktop like XFCE, what do 
you see with x11vnc client when you vnc to the server from Windows, Mac 
or Linux?  just an xterm?

Jim A

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