Working with files, programs, etc., that are stored on a different machine
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How to efficiently use 3D via a remote connection?
I have one weak PC (client) but with acceptable 3D performance, and one strong PC (server) which should be capable of running an application using OpenGL twice, i.e. once locally and once remotely for ...
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dot file not sourced when running a command via ssh
When I run my program interactively, it works fine:
ssh somehost
$ ~/some/path/somescript.py
When I run my program over ssh directly, it doesn't work. The variable PYTHONPATH is not set, because ...
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2answers
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How can I set up SSH on Linux to log in password-less?
My Raspberry Pi is running the default Debian image and has SSH enabled. I log into my Pi as follows:
ssh pi@<IP-address-of-my-Pi>
I have to enter my password every time. Can I somehow make ...
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How do I work with GUI tools over a remote server?
I have an Ubuntu server running on EC2 (which I didn't install myself, just picked up an AMI). So far I'm using putty to work with it, but I am wondering how to work on it with GUI tools (I'm not ...
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votes
1answer
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Send a command from the console to a running X server
Is it possible to send a command from the console, say tty1, to the terminal currently occupied with X (in my case tty7 as I use Debian), to tell for example mplayer to play a movie?
Edit - made a ...
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Run mpirun and ssh-add remotely on the same session
I am developing a program that is running on multiple machines using MPI.
I have machines on Amazon EC2 where I can start mpirun from one of them (the master).
Everything works as I expect if I ssh ...
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votes
2answers
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Download copy of file which updates on change
Sorry about the title, I didn't know how to write it - It's kind of confusing.
Ok, I am using my Raspberry Pi (Debian) and I store code on this server in which people have access to. My problem at ...
2
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3answers
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How can I securely login remotely to my Linux box over the internet?
I'm pretty much a Linux beginner, but this question has been on my mind. What's the simplest, most secure way to connect to my computer at home from work or from the library, &c? I'm running Mint ...
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2answers
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Cannot connect to my Virtual Box Ubuntu system
I have a VirtualBox running an Ubuntu OS. I'd like to access this Ubuntu machine using ssh or telnet. In order to do that I've performed the following steps:
sudo apt-get install telnetd
sudo ...
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vote
1answer
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Mount a Rackspace drive in Linux
Is there any software that will allow me to mount a Rackspace drive in linux? I want to copy SQL files from my database onto my Rackspace. I have web min running a backup nightly and copying those ...
