Remote execution of a program

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On 09/14/2009 04:27 AM, Hagai Hadad wrote:
> Keith,
> I used to have the same problem my self.
> I have an Ubuntu desktop at work and an Ubuntu laptop which I use to connect
> to the desktop.
> All my actual work is done on the desktop wih full GUI.
> 
> The solutio I use is NX (I use "NO Machine" NX but there is also an open
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> 5. If I wish to leave the GUI, but not to terminate the running processes, I
> have an option to "disconnect" instead of "terminate" (which is the second
> closing option) - meaning, when I press the close button (the "X" in the
> upper right corner), I get a message with 3 options "Disconnect",
> "Terminate", "Cancel".
> Just choose "disconnect".
> 6. The next time I reconnect to the NX server (desktop) from the NX client
> (laptop), it automatically opens up the still active session. (I haven't
> closed my eclipse for about 5 weeks).
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> 
> hope this helps (I'm using it for the past 1.5 year and it works great from
> home as well).
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+1 for NX. The only advantage for VNC (as suggested by others), is that
VNC can interact with an existing user's desktop, whereas NX uses it's
own. But if the interaction isn't required, NX is definitely the way to
go (IMO) for full gui.