[Nottingham] Remote KDE desktop.

[Roger Light]

On 31/08/05, Edgar <lists at edgar.org.uk> wrote:

> My main system is in my flat in London. I use KDE as my desktop.  This system
> is almost always on and connected to the Internet via ADSL broadband with a
> permanent IP address. I spend a lot of time in Nottingham where I have use of
> another system also running Linux and KDE with a broadband connection.  What
> is the easiest way for me to log into my London KDE desktop remotely and use
> it as if I was logged in locally.

Try looking at NoMachine NX at http://www.nomachine.com/ They provide
compressed X over SSH and it is damned fast. See also the free NX
server at http://freenx.berlios.de/ You'll need packages for your
distro or else to compile the libraries from nomachine by hand.

Cheers,

Roger