on 19:21 Thu 03 Mar, Les Mikesell (lesmikesell at 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. -- Dr. Ed Morbius, Chief Scientist / | Robot Wrangler / Staff Psychologist | When you seek unlimited power Krell Power Systems Unlimited | Go to Krell!