I've set up a relative with Ubuntu 10.04, but I need a more viable way of correcting issues - rather than keep going around to their house, I'd prefer to connect remotely using remote desktop. So far I've managed to get it working over a LAN (which is pointless as I would still need to be connected to the same router). One idea I've considered is some sort of VNP, but I've been unable to sort one out.
Any ideas?
you could always try ssh if you're familiar with the command line
I have very little experience with the terminal. I basically know "sudo apt-get install blah blah". What does ssh do?
ssh is a way to remotely access the terminal.
I think what you want is VNC.
I have downloaded VNC4 on both machines (I should probably point out I am also using Ubuntu, but it is version 9.10), but I was unable to make any progress with it. I've tried using a guide on the Ubuntu wiki, but it appears to be for a previous version, because the "Advanced" tab on the Remote Desktop preferences is absent on both of our machines (this has options for non-local connection I believe).
Teamviewer has a linux version if I recall...
Do a remote X session. The person on the other end won't be able to see what you're doing, but it gives you full access just as if you were at the hardware itself.
SSH in, then do "set $DISPLAY [yourip]:0.0". Then just type "startkde" or "gnome-session", and it should start up as normal, except outputting to your screen, not to the monitor.
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