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Remote Play Movies/Music

I have a basic understanding of using SSH, as in that it allows you to access files on a remote server from a local client, to run on the remote server. However, what I am trying to achieve is a way ...
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1answer
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SSH terminal resizing not working - rackspace cloud server

It appears that rackspace cloud ubuntu servers that you ssh into do not auto resize the column count when you use gnome-terminal. They are fixed at whatever size you connect at. However, you do not ...
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Unable to execute run command in terminal; run: command not found

i tried to run the following command as user1@server1.com:- run "server_name" 'ls -lt /home/nextag/live' and it gave the following error:- -bash: run: command not found server1 is a jump server for ...
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SSH Lost Terminal Colors

I have to computers with exactly the same configuration (same PS1 etc...). When I ssh from A to B the terminal correctly displays PS1 and file type colors (i.e. blue directories, green executables ...
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Why does gnome-terminal freeze when an SSH session gets disconnected?

This is a very simple problem. I use gnome-terminal to SSH to other machines every day. I do this on a laptop which I carry around the office, so I am constantly switching between wired and wireless ...
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1answer
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Open a pair of tabbed terminal windows with titles

I am constantly opening up a pair of terminal windows which I like to have on separate tabs that I then use to SSH to the same pair of servers. I then set the titles of each tab to be that of the ...
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1answer
266 views

SSH shell launched using “expect” doesn't have full width. How can I make fix it?

I am using expect to auto login on SSH from an Unity launcher, the command looks something like this: gnome-terminal -t SSH1 -e "expect -c 'spawn ssh root@111.222.333.255 ; expect assword ; send ...
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2answers
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How to pass arguments in a script using gnome-terminal

As part of a script I have gnome-terminal -e "process involving another user" Once executed this line, I have to write in the terminal 3 times the password of this user. I wonder how can I automate ...
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2answers
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Gnome-terminal doesn't close at end of SSH session

I have defined in gnome-terminal that it closes at end of shell. When I press Control-D or I execute exit, the terminal closes. But if I open the SSH session with gnome-terminal -x ssh server and I ...
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1answer
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How can I stop a terminal connection from timing out

At work I have two machines: Windows XP and Ubuntu 11.04. On my XP machine I use Putty to connect to some servers and can leave those windows open for weekends without them timing out. However, when ...
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Automatically change Terminal colors on remote connection?

Is there a way to automatically apply a terminal profile when connected to a remote machine via SSH? I'd like more obvious visual cues that I'm connected to a remote machine than the user/host ...
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Gnome-terminal shortcut open multiple ssh connections in tabs

I was wondering does anyone know a way to make some kind of shortcut under Ubuntu that when I click on it, it will open up multiple SSH sessions (or execute other actions) in a tabbed gnome-terminal?