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In addition to other comments, it's the only real way to make a usable GUI-like experience over SSH.
by lynndotpy 1y ago
In addition to other comments, it's the only real way to make a usable GUI-like experience over SSH.
- vostok 1y agoI've generally had good experiences with the various compressed X11-like tools. One example is x2go, but there are a few.
- fragmede 1y agooh man, I haven't thought about xpra in a while! Xpra was a layer of indirection between X clients and X server so you could ssh in, run eg firefox, disconnect, and then reconnect and pick up Firefox where you left it.
- MangoToupe 1y agoYou can also serve a window server over ssh
- adastra22 1y agoX11 transports just fine over SSH. You can have a window in your own desktop that is drawn by a process running remotely, and it looks and feels just like it is local.
- aj_hackman 1y agoWe gave up X11 for the unfulfilled promise of something greater. A tech tale as old as time.
- seanw444 1y agoIs Wayland really that bad though? I switched from Awesome to Hyprland, and the gaming support (VRR, HDR), among other things is much more straightforward. For normal desktop usage, I haven't seen much of a difference. Certainly not a negative one.
- adastra22 1y agoWayland completely punted on the remote display capabilities of X11. There has been no effort to replicate this functionality. If you switch to Wayland, you can no longer run GUI apps through SSH.