​That is a neat article​ Virus-free. www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 12:09 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: > I think what you are seeking is how to utilize X as it was originally > written.... A lost art my friend. > > For those unaware, X does not work like Windows systems. Any X based > application issues commands as a X client, that is sent to a X server. > When you are on your local machine, these machines are the same, and the > protocol is hidden my going across localhost. On Windows based machines, > program write by callings APIs in the OS that ALWAYS write to the local > machine. The result is, that Linux does not require video on the local > box, just the X client. You can, unlike a Windows box, have your programs > write directly to your remote connection! If your X client is connected to > your X server over say SSH, via port 6000 (fisrt screen, 6001 for second > monitor, etc), your Linux desktop can display on your local X server (for > Windows desktop use MobaXterm), while running at AWS. > > See https://comtechies.com/how-to-set-up-gui-on-amazon- > ec2-ubuntu-server.html for a how to. > > Enjoy > Kevin Fries > > On Nov 23, 2017 1:33 AM, "trent shipley" wrote: > >> I have a pre-built EC2 AMI with RStudio I use to study R. I can use it >> from my Mac or Windows machine. It is nice. >> >> I want an EC2 Ubuntu 16.04 AMI to use as an affordable cloud based Linux >> machine to play with toys, like teaching myself Haskell. Take lappy for >> coffee, get internet on the phone. Do Haskell exercises. Go home. Continue >> exercises on desktop. (I can run Linux virtual guests on both the Mac and >> Windows machine.) >> >> Unfortunately, it looks like using the image is a sysadmin challenge, not >> least because if you want a GUI, you have to get it working on your own. >> I'm way down the sysadmin learning curve, compounded by the fact that I >> usually don't enjoy system administration chores. >> >> Has anyone got some useful thoughts? >> >> Trent >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen