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Makurosu
2008-04-13 , 14:34
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Has anybody tried using "ssh -X" on the Nokia? I didn't see any threads about it when I searched just now, so I thought I post about it. It lets you run a Linux application on a remote computer, but display the UI locally. The results are pretty amazing. You need xterm and ssh installed, obviously. For example:
ssh -X
user@host.mach
ine firefox
My host machine runs Ubuntu, so when I run that I get a firefox browser window from my host machine displaying on the Nokia. All my bookmarks are there, Adobe Flash 9 displays, etc. However, there is no sound. Also, the Nokia virtual keyboard doesn't seem to work.
ssh -X
user@host.mach
ine nautilus
is interesting to play around with as well. Last night, I went into my .wine folder and opened my genealogy software running under wine. It works quite well, though again there is no virtual keyboard.
ssh -X
user@host.mach
ine frozen-bubble
I am able to play frozen-bubble on my Nokia this way, though there is no sound and it's a bit slow.
I haven't had any luck running Windows applications this way using cygwin.
What do you think? Pretty cool, eh? I'm constantly amazed at the capabilities of Linux.
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