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

[James Linder]

> 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