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Asked: 2026-05-10T22:08:07+00:00

Currently I know several methods of connecting to a GUI remotely, or running GUI

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Currently I know several methods of connecting to a GUI remotely, or running GUI applications remotely:

  1. Microsoft Terminal Services (only works for remote windows; installation);
  2. VNC (it’s slow);
  3. XDMCP (requires a remote X server running, has no session persistance);
  4. Local X as remote DISPLAY for applications (best solution, but – no session persistance).

We are trying to create Solaris development environments that can replace local workstations for our developers. So one of the requirements is session persistence, and/or session mobility. And another requirement is for it to be fast, and it has to run on Solaris/UNIX.

Are there any lightweight solutions for this?

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  1. Either NoMachine (http://www.nomachine.com/) or FreeNX (http://freenx.berlios.de/) sounds like what you want. Fast, keeps session if your connection drops and even works over SSH so your connections are encrypted.

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