[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu'ing a PC for a friend.

[Alan Pope]

On 21 May 2011 15:55, Jon Spriggs <jon at sprig.gs> wrote:
> How will you be supporting it?
>

Good question. I don't know if I will yet. However what i did for my
mum was setup a dyndns address which automatically updates whenever
their her IP changes.

I can then ssh into her machine via the dyndns hostname, or I can use
vnc over ssh with:-

vncviewer localhost -via mumshostname.dyndns.org

That gives me an encrypted tunnel over which VNC runs, and I can avoid
any VPN setup :)

In terms of laptops being stolen I tend to install preyproject.

Cheers,
Al.