[sclug] Display graphical desktop session of remote machine?

[John Stumbles]

Tim Sutton wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Setting up XDMCP on ubuntu is very easy - simply start the gnome 'login screen 
> setup' app then click the xdmcp panel, then tick the box to enable xdmcp. On 
> your suse box press Ctrl-Alt-F2 and login as a normal user. Now type:

Hmmn, clicking System->Administration->Login Screen Setup tried to start
up the app - something clunked and whirred away on the task bar - but
then it packed up again. Restarted the X server on ubuntu and then it
worked OK (asked me for a login for gdmsetup and ran it). After that it
did what it said on the tin.

> X :1 -query <host ip of your ubuntu box>

> Have fun!

I am! thanks

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