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Working remotely using winswitch
The following short guide how to use winswitch is a copy of an email by Thomas Dauser. Since winswitch uses XPRA internally, you might use a combination of XPRA and SSH as well to work remotely.
Winswitch can be simply installed on any system (Linux, Mac, Windows).
Please follow the instructions on their webapge:
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The application is then best started from the graphical launcher.
Instructions for connecting:
1) Just go to the drop-down menu and select "new connection". Add the infos for your user and host you want to connect to (e.g., your machine or simply leo.sternwarte.uni-erlangen.de).
2) When you are connected, you are able to start an "Application" and a "Desktop". Now here comes the major difference:
We do not support a full desktop connection any more!
Instead, what you do, you choose from the drop-down menu: "Start Application → System → XTerm"
3) A small window opens. You can start any remote graphical application from this window on the host you are connected to.
Problems and helpful Notes
- The local server which gets installed with winswitch on your laptop might cause problems (e.g., a strange screen lock behaviour). You should be able to deactivate and still connect to the Remeis cluster.