[wplug] vnc over ssh

[Mackenzie Morgan]

The ssh that comes on Gutsy is just an ssh client to ssh out of the Ubuntu
box (AFAIK).  openssh-server is the usual package you'd install to be able
to ssh *into* the Ubuntu box.

On Jan 10, 2008 3:28 PM, Arnaud Loos <arnaud at arnaudloos.com> wrote:

>  I'm looking for a way to remote into my ubuntu pc from a windows machine.
> I explored FreeNX for a bit but decided VNC over SSH was better (easier) to
> set up. I know that Gutsy comes with a VNC server builtin and I was
> already running SSH. The guide I am following installs the tightvnc server
> component and openssh. I am curious how the overlap of vnc server and
> tightvncserver as well as ssh with openssh will work. Should I uninstall
> the original vnc and ssh and then install tightvnc and openssh? Should I
> ignore the guide recommendation and just use vnc and ssh and attempt to
> configure as directed? The guide is located at *
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNCOverSSH*<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNCOverSSH>
> .
>
> I'm curious also if there's a strong argument for whether to run
> vnc/tightvnc and ssh/openssh? Does anyone regard one as being better than
> the other?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Arnaud-
>
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