On Vi, 09 apr 21, 14:06:10, Richmond wrote: > Dan Ritter wrote: > > Richmond wrote: > >> Is it possible to use a local computer (L) to: ssh -Y to a remote > >> computer (R), run a web browser on R which will then display on > >> L, choose what to watch on Netflix, and then having started it, move the > >> displayed browser window back to the X window on R, and then move > >> it across to the television attached to the VGA port on R? > > Probably not, and the issue is Netflix. The Netflix DRM talks > > directly to the hardware. > > > > My guess is that you would bring over a browser window with a > > big black window in it. > > > > You could try this with VNC; I think it would have the same > > problem, but I don't know for certain. > > > > What is the actual underlying problem you're trying to solve? > > > > -dsr- > > > I realised afterwards that a better explanation of what I am doing would > be something like remote desktop assistance, but I am so used to remote > X displays that I was trying to think in those terms. > > I have a pc next to the television which I use for watching netflix, but > it is in an awkward position to use, I want to use a different PC the > other side of the room to control it. A remote mouse and keyboard is > probably a better way to describe it. X11vnc does it. If the remote computer's display device is reasonably legible[1] you probably want 'barrier'.
apt show barrier
[1] in case the display is something like a TV you might want to force a
wrong display size to tweak the DPI. Some TVs do that anyway via the
EDID, check Xorg's log.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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