[CentOS] PackageKit via ssh

[Les Mikesell]

On 7/13/2011 12:31 PM, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:
>> In any case, pkcon is CLI and doesn't seem to bring much over yum. What
>> I would like is to run a GUI such as gpk-application (the gnome
>> PackageKit GUI) remotely, via ssh. For some use cases, I find a GUI is
>> quite useful for browsing and searching available packages etc...
>> It mostly works except I can't authenticate as root when needed, so
>> saerching for packages, solving deps etc is OK but installing or
>> removing packages fails.
>> So: sorry if my question wasn't precise enough, what I really wanted to
>> ask was: is there a way tu use a PackageKit GUI remotely via ssh?
>
> Possible approach would be NX (Nomachine) or FreeNX client/server.
> Connection is via SHH but you get full GUI Access and sound and (local?)
> printer.
> NX server is easier to install, but is free only for max 1-2 clients at
> the same time.

Has anyone packaged the freenx server for 6.x yet?

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