Hi,

Since I have been using my home computer as a Linux Server. I wonder if a rent dedicated server can run the X Window.

Best regards

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seekhosting

Yes, X Windows works fine on a dedicated server as long as you install it. It's not always installed, and it can be a pain to install afterwards, so it helps to find a server that has it preinstalled.

You can controll it remotely using software like RealVNC (www.realvnc.com) it's basically a free version of pcAnywhere for Windows and Linux.

Make sure you ask the host to install it when you are setting it up. The dependencies are quite a mountain. Once I tried, and gave up. In the end, just got the data center to just reload the OS.

Hi all,

Thanks for your kind assistance. I have two more question about installation and update:

1. Now, I usually download software into my home Linux Server first, and then install by rpm. What if I use rent dedicated server? What is the usual way to install program into rent dedicated server?

2. Also how to use up2date in rent dedicated server? Exactly the same as my home Linux Server?

Thanks~~

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seekhosting

It's the same. Just that you do it remotely via SSH (the tool of choice for most).

And yes, you can use RPMs and Up2date the same way as your home. Just that you will be executing the commands through SSH instead of locally via a terminal.

Hi,

Sorry that I have no idea about manage a dedicated server.

I have used putty to SSH before but not very good. Is that mean I ftp the program to the dedicated server and that rpm?

Thanks~~~~

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seekhosting

Not necessarily. You can directly download to the server using SSH.

For example, if you have a file at http://www.ssh.com/blah.tar.gz

You just need to go

wget http://www.ssh.com/blah.tar.gz

In short it's exactly the same as doing it locally, except that you are going to be using putty for remote connections for example instead of a local terminal

If you do run VNC make sure you look over the documentation for running VNC over an SSH tunnel. All VNC communication is cleartext so people could easily see your password if you did an SU

Rus

As already mentioned above, as long as X is installed first, then run up2date, it should be fine. then you can install your control panel.

I have a RH7.2 system running Plesk 6 and it has KDE and all the Rh updates on it. Worked fairly easy actually, regarding the dependancies - yes you do need to be careful - install the server as a normal RH install with KDE (if u want KDE), with a rented server thats probably what they'd do if u asked for X and KDE on it.

If they are providing your control panel, i'd imagin they would do all of it for you to be honest. Otherwise just download the rpms, install, run up2date, and install your CP with its auto install script.

Think there are some security issues with running X on a public server tho, i think alot of people seem to think its a bad idea to have it, probably needs to be firewalled. I could be wrong tho.

Hope that Helps,
Mike.