[vox-tech] Graphical Remote Login to Linux/KDE from WinXP

[Gilbert Coville]

Take a look at NX.  (www.nomachine.com).  That gets you a new session, different
from what's happening on the console.

Gilbert

On Dec 25, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Peter Salzman wrote:

> Sometimes when I work on my WinXP box I want to use my Linux box
> without being in front of the computer.  What I'd really like is to
> graphically remote login to Linux/KDE from WinXP, as in, open up a
> window containing a KDE login session from my WinXP box.  I'm already
> running MingW, and can use remote X apps like xeyes via Putty.
> 
> I tried using Putty (with X-Forwarding and running /usr/bin/startkde
> upon login) but KDE crashes, and the problem seems pretty complicated,
> so I'd like to try a different way.
> 
> My wife is almost always logged into the Linux box and is using KDE.
> I don't want to share her session, but use my own session.
> 
> What the easiest/best ways of doing that?
> 
> Thanks!
> Pete