on 19:21 Thu 03 Mar, Les Mikesell (lesmikesell@gmail.com) wrote:
On 3/3/2011 6:46 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote:
NX works on Linux too. But 'locally' to me means a bunch of different machines.
I'm aware of that. However the power of tunneled X sessions (when necesary) and ssh (when not) makes having a full-desktop tool (NX, VNC, etc.) markedly less attractive.
Oh - NX runs entirely over ssh in the default setup. You don't need any other ports and the whole session is encrypted.
It's not the ports. It's the graphical presentation. Oh, and I've run NX.
I'm really just fine with terminal windows and SSH-forwarded apps if those are necessary.
I don't keep enough state running remotely to make it worth my time to have another level of nested desktop cruft to deal with. Ties up too much real-estate for no win. As I've noted several times: I've already got SSH local/remote. For NX I'd have to install clients and servers, and X libraries. For something I really don't want or need in the first place.
While I could see the value for someone /not/ running a native Linux desktop environment. I'm /not/ trying to change your mind about anything, maybe just open it up a tad to see my PoV.
I believe I've talked myself in a circle at least once, and we're pretty far from anything particularly CentOS related.