which GUI?

[Colin Law]

On 19 November 2012 09:31, Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl> wrote:
> On 2012-11-19 10:40, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> On 19 November 2012 08:27, Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2012-11-19 10:13, Colin Law wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 19 November 2012 08:00, Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay I'm hoping to get some solid advice here, after I heard that you
>>>>> even
>>>>> advise on emptying anal glands...
>>>>>
>>>>> Ubuntu server 12.04.1 LTS
>>>>> Running on a server in a rack at some hosting company
>>>>> No physical access to the machine
>>>>> Some people need to get access to do stuff on there, but they don't
>>>>> really
>>>>> know Linux, so I need a GUI for them
>>>>> The GUI will only work via some remote desktop type system
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What sort of things do they need to do?
>>>>
>>>> Colin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Open some php files, edit them, save them. (Advice on a nice editor for
>>> this
>>> is also welcome).
>>
>>
>> For editting files you could edit them from the PC using an ssh
>> connection to access the files.  Then the user can use his favourite
>> Windows editor.
>
>
> Yes but this is cumbersome, especially if you are tracking down a bug and
> need to open several php files, include files, config files. (Unless you are
> thinking of some other method than sftp download, edit, sftp upload, test,
> etc ?)

It should be possible to mount the remote directory in windows.  I
don't know the best way to do this currently but there are tools such
as http://www.swish-sftp.org/ that integrate into win explorer I
believe so it looks as if the files are local.

>
>
>>> Maybe do some stuff in MySQL.
>>
>>
>> Again, could you use remote access to the mysql server?  Alternatively
>> web based access such as phpmyadmin (I know there are some security
>> issues with this but I imagine there may be alternatives).
>> Alternatively again, if they are using command line mysql then no gui
>> is required.  Just ssh into the server.
>
>
> "Just ssh into the server" gives a command line prompt. This is no good for
> the Windows people. They need to be able to point, select, click ;-) Yes
> phpmyadmin is an option, but again, if you are hunting down some error, you
> just want to log in and have access to various tools, not 'poke through some
> ssh hole without being able to see what you are doing'. (I actually love to
> do things by command line myself, and prefer it over any graphical settings
> window... but this is not about me).

What graphical mysql tools do you want them to use.  It may well have
an https interface.

>
>
>>> Install software (i.e. click "proceed" for a few dozen times).
>>
>>
>> Not sure at all what you mean by this.
>
>
> Some software comes with a graphical installer. You mount the cd (or the
> image), the graphical installer program starts. You agree to the terms and
> conditions, maybe do some settings, the installer does its thing and exits.
>
>> Colin
>
>
>
> I have to say, I feel we are diverging from the original question somewhat.

Probably because that may not be the best way to go, but if you do
want to vnc in to a lightweight windows manager then LXDE is probably
a good contender.  Installing lubuntu-desktop will probably do it,
though I have never done that on a server install so you might like to
get confirmation of that from others.

Colin


> ;-)
>
> Best regards,
> Patrick Asselman
>
>
>
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