Re: [PLUG] screen-detaching a gui app

[Jeff Abrahamson <jeff@purple.com>]

On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 03:29:28PM -0500, MaD dUCK wrote:
> hey,
> as far as i understand, the screen program allows you to do something
> like start a process through an ssh session, log off, and reattach to
> that process some time later. this is perfect for mobile users in that
> they can keep a compile job running on some machine, log off, move to
> another ip subnet, and then reattach from there.
> 
> does this work with ssh x-forwarding too? i.e. i would like to start a
> gui app through ssh, kick it off to do its work, and then return to it
> later by reattaching to it. i couldn't get that to work since ssh
> won't log me off when there are still x-sessions open...
> 
> any ideas?

Look at vcn and its family (Xvcn, etc.). It's a bit slow, but does
what you want.

-- 
 Jeff

 Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>