[mythtv-users] VNC and MythTV

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Sep 16, 2008, at 7:46 PM, Steve Hodge wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com 
> > wrote:
> On Sep 16, 2008, at 7:34 PM, Steve Hodge wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com 
>> > wrote:
>> On Sep 16, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Steve Hodge wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com
>> > > wrote:
>> > However, you probably would do better with X-forwarding over ssh so
>> > you can run X on your local machine and the apps from your myth  
>> box.
>> >
>> > I use VNC for two things - one is to connect to the regular X
>> > server that is running the frontend. I can't watch anything via VNC
>> > but I can use it schedule records etc. I also have a separate Xvnc
>> > server that I keep logged in so that I can instantly access a
>> > desktop on that machine (i.e. a persistent session).
>> >
>> > AFAIK you can't do either of those things with X forwarding.
>>
>> You can run a whole desktop session over x-forwarding if you want.
>>
>> Persistently? I.e. without having to log in and out every time you  
>> want to use it?
> The fact that you're using SSH to get into the box means you are  
> logging in. Why are you even asking that question?
>
> Apparently I'm not being clear. With X-forwarding can you:
> 1. start a session
> 2. open some apps
> 3. close the session
> 4. later reopen that session and have the apps still open from the  
> first session?


No.

By the way, if you're going to keep selectively clipping out parts of  
my response just to make me look like an idiot, I'm not going to  
respond to you any more. I don't need your help to make me look like  
an idiot. I do just fine on my own.

X-forwarding makes sense for the original poster's use case. Not the  
use case you hijacked into this thread.

-Brad

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