[dundee] Detaching from X11 forwarding sessions

[Simon Iremonger]

>> yes I am, but when you close the ssh session any x11 forwarded apps close
>> along with the session. I want to avoid this and retain the ability to
>> reconnect to the gui from another session later on.
> http://blog.nelhage.com/2010/05/using-x-forwarding-with-screen/
> azmodie

As far as I can *tell*, that looks like, it is about making
  X11 programs started through screen, come out in the right
  place when the screen gets attached/deattached -- the
  author mentions temporarilly popping up gitk, etc.

I don't think it is about allowing the X11 program to 'keep going'.
Infact, it says that, explicitly in the 4th paragraph!


VNC may well be worth trying (simpler setup than NX/freenx).

What you do is get the 'vncserver' (Xvnc) running, which creates
  an X11 "DISPLAY" on no physical display, making this accessible
  via VNC.  You can use screen or just background the process
  to keep the program running, connected to the Xvnc display.

You can then use vncviewer of any sort to connect to (view,
  control) this display, and can disconnect/reconnect as you like.
  You can forward VNC over ssh, if you want it encrypted.

Though, you then have a 'fixed sized' "window" for the x11-vnc
  and its' not "integrated" to local display in the way X11
  forwarding would be.  Worth a try, I think!

Hope that helps,


--Simon
(non-local, mailing list lurker...)