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How to start a GUI remotely (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently got ssh set up so I can do stuff in powershell on my desktop from my laptop. I want to be able to start a movie on my desktop from my laptop, instead of having to reach for my wireless keyboard. I was researching how to do this with SSH, and it looks like OpenSSH no longer allows you to run the server as a user, it can only be ran as a service which doesn't have access to the desktop.

What's the best way to achieve this functionality?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Unified Remote? I paid for the full version but the free one should do what you want

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried it? Traditionally ssh servers spawn a shell as the connecting user. I dont know a lot about how windows GUI APIs work with remote sessions, but maybe it would work out of the box.

This post has some interesting ideas

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yea, i have tried it. It spawns a new process, but doesnt display a window. Unfortunately i dont think theres a simple equivalent to putting in a display parameter like you could on linux (this is the sort of thing that made me switch my laptop to Linux btw. Windows makes it so hard to be a "poweruser." but i digress).