Can I access Ubuntu from Windows remotely_
Can I access Ubuntu from Windows remotely_
MobaXterm
http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/
You must first install the SSH server on Ubuntu e.g. by physically accessing a keyboard on the
machine:
sudo apt install openssh-server
Sessions
New session
SSH
It just worked out of the box between Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 through a VPN.
It incurs an acceptable lag and resolution loss, even for complex applications like firefox and
eclipse, but it is clearly not just dumbly streaming your desktop as video, and actually
implementing X widgets.
One annoyance is that if you opened the window at work, and then you get home, you have to
start a new instance of the app, and you can't see the already opened window. This is made
further annoying by applications that work in single window mode, e.g. browsers: you will have to
search for how to force a new instance, and then you will have two instances running.
I haven't tried those yet, but behavior should be similar to MoabXterm? Hopefully we can find a
good open source one then:
VNC
I've tried the following programs, but they were sending the desktop as video, which incurred
unacceptable screen resolution loss / mouse inaccuracy / network bandwidth if you are offsite.
TigerVNC
PuTTY
The go-to solution if all you want is a text terminal via SSH.
It is very convenient as it integrates both an xterm emulator and SSH / telnet and other protocols
in a single package.
Then add tmux attach to the mix, and you can use the exact same terminals on work and at home,
which is amazing. There are however some annoying glitches with environment variables,
particularly DISPLAY: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75681/why-do-i-have-to-re-set-
env-vars-in-tmux-when-i-re-attach
You will also want to reduce the default huge font size: Increase font size of putty
Then, you can just open webpages you need directly on the native Windows browser. If all you
need to get your work done is Vim and and a browser, PuTTY is definitely the way to go.