Bart Dorlandt - BAMweb.nl

To administer a *Nix system remote you can use ssh and you can use a graphical interface. This can be done by using gnome or KDE and probably some other but I don't have much experience with those.

• First you'll have to enable ForwardX11 in the /etc/ssh/sshd-config. Make sure you restart the daemon.
• Set up connection to the remote host with the -X option:
  

ssh -X [username]@[DNS or IP]

• Now we create a client window with Xnest. You'll have to provide a virtual display and the &-mark will put it in the background.
  

Xnest :14 &

• In the ssh-session we will enter the following. This will start a KDE session or a gnome session. Depending on your environment on both sides. Both sides needs to have the same environmnts.
  

DISPLAY=:14 ; startkde    ||||     DISPLAY=:14 ; gnome-session