Re: [coLinux-users] Launching MS applications from Colinux desktop

[Ian B. <ib...@gm...>]

I was thinking about this earlier when I looked at the thread
originally. I think what they mean is that you set up an sshd daemon
on your windows host (cygwin run or otherwise), and then launch
applications from your coLinux via "ssh host 'notepad.exe'" or some
such things. To do it without typing in passwords, you're going to
need to set up some ssh keys between the two hosts. Also, when you run
the "remote program", its going to run on top of your X windows screen
or behind it. They'll be no way to "intermingle the two" unless you're
running RootLess mode with your X server. Even then, you're going to
see issues.

What I've always wanted to see is the ability to export Windows
programs much like you do X programs. I.E. notepad.exe -display
remhost:0.0 or some such thing.

Ian

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:38:18 -0500, Dave Peterson <da...@tr...> wrote:
>  
> Litestep looks interesting, but not what I am looking for either.  I NEED
> some MS applications but I want to keep MS hidden away and launch the app's
> from an icon on the KDE desktop.  On other forums, I have received
> suggestions that include using ssh or telnet to launch the MS application. 
> How would you do that?  Someone mentioned KDE/Cygwin.  I have it running
> that way but it is MUCH slower than Colinux/X/KDE.  There is a thread I
> found, http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-cygwin&m=103072530327420&w that talks
> about how to set an icon on the KDE desktop to launch a MS application.  As
> someone new to Linux and computers in general, it doesn't make much sense to
> me, but maybe it has some applicability to what we're trying to do? 
>   
> Dave