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While you can run X11 over ssh it is frustratingly slow if your connection is not super-fast. VNC is a much better solution (for use with a windows client see here). Plus, if you run your VNC server inside a screen/pagsh then you can disconnect and reconnect to your GUI without killing the GUI application . Of course, the VNC connection can be tunneled with ssh. The TightVNC vncviewer which is available under linux can be instructed to do so.

Inside Machine

On the 'inside' you typically start a vncserver inside a screen/pagsh session (see above). Use a screen geometry that fits your remote viewer (client)

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After this step you can start GUI applications, e.g., (ruckus)

bash$ make gui

Remote Client

On linux you can conveniently use the 'via' option to connect via ssh (this can be a multihop nickname as described above).

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