[GRLUG] Linux application publishing

Michael Mol mikemol at gmail.com
Wed Jul 12 20:05:51 EDT 2006


You can do it with VNC.

Instead of using a full xinitrc, you can have it run the specific
application you want.

Are you looking for per-user instances, or a shared instance?  If
you're looking for per-user instances, you'll want to look at running
the vnc server from inetd.

On 7/12/06, Bill Littlejohn <billl at mtd-inc.com> wrote:
> What options are out there for publishing Linux applications similar to
> Windows Terminal Services?
> i.e. Applications run in a window, not having a full Linux desktop.
>
> I don't have any specific application as yet.
> I'm looking to open my options for business and productivity
> applications like Kontact, Kexi, Kopete.
> Those happen to be KDE apps obviously but I'm interested in many others.
> There are some very nice desktop apps available.
>
> I know of NoMachineNX. But it's a little pricey at $1500.
> I'm not sure LTSP is corporate ready or not.
>
> Any personal experience or suggestions for further research?
>
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> Bill
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