Remote code and compile with GUI from Windows to Linux?

[Alan Peery]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> I have a multi-programmer project coming up. The application will be 
> compiled, run and tested on a remote Linux box.

There are three main paths here:

   1. remote X windows.  Your machine is ready to go (minus a bit of
      settings), windows PC could be given X capabilities via installing
      the X windows package that is part of Cygwin (www.cygwin.com).
   2. Running multiple VNC server sessions on the remote linux box (look
      in /etc/vnc*) and connecting to them.  Easy for you (yum install
      vnc), also very easy for Windows (www.tightvnc.com).
   3. Running NX (www.freenx.com) on the remote server, giving you
      mutiple sessions running on the remote server ala VNC.  Clients
      are readily available at www.nomachine.com.

I would go for the VNC solution to start as it is an easier install than 
NX.  NX seems to have better handling of things like shift keys with the 
arrow key, and other subtleties of than VNC so convert over to it once 
you've figured out the install.  The primary reason to choose VNC or NX 
over X is the resumability of sessions, but remember to plan additional 
amounts of swap space on the machine as you'll be pushing the machine 
harder with full remote sessions.

Alan
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Alan Peery
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