On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 6:56 PM hobie of RMN <ho...@rumormillnews.com> wrote: > > I need the best way currently available to operate my brother's computer > in the next room through my computer. I think we're both running Debian > 11, the stable version for me, the testing version for him. I've tried > ssh -X. It does work but only for a short time, then the connection > crumbles - his computer has often locked up on him and we have no idea > why, so the 'short time' aspect of the -X approach may relate to that.
Turn off Suspend under power settings. That is killing your SSH connection. > The point is, he's been away from home for awhile now and we're not sure > when he'll return. Chiefly I'm looking for the most convenient way to keep > an eye on his incoming e-mail for him. Mostly I use Mutt; he uses > claws-mail exclusively, so I'll need to remotely launch claws-mail and > have it retrieve latest e-mails. Assuming you want a GUI tool, you might try VNC or Xpra. Jeff
