Question
Is it possible to launch X applications like chrome on linux vps. I need this for testing purposes
- Posted October 17, 2016
- Linux BasicsApplicationsUbuntu
I am using ubuntu 14.04 x64. It doesn’t matter that the X-application is slow or fast.
These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.
Yes, this is possible. You have two ways to do it.
One would be using VNC. DigitalOcean have great tutorial on Setting up VNC.
Alternative to VNC would be X11 forwarding. It’ll allow you to forward X session via SSH.
To use it you must be sure you have enabled X11 forwarding on both sides and xauth installed.
If you are using Windows, you can also enable X11 Forwarding under Putty settings.
To enable it server side, open /etc/ssh/sshd_config with text editor, find X11Forwarding line, uncomment it if it is commented (by removing # in front of it) and set it to yes.
If you are using Linux or OS X on client, you will want to ssh with:
- ssh -X user@ip
Now run any X app and you will see GUI :)
