SSH graphical session without graphical environment installed on server

Question

I am quite a noob in network/server stuff and I don't really know where to begin. I am using Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 on my PC, and I have also Debian SSH server on another machine in my LAN. I would like to be able to use a graphical session from Ubuntu while accessing Debian server. Is it possible, and how to do it?

I haven't installed any graphical environment on Debian SSH server, because it has no attatched monitor. When it had GNOME or XLDE installed it freezed while loading the system, with no monitor connected. So now it works only in text mode.

I can access it via ssh without any problem, but how do I make a graphical session?

EDIT: For example I would like to view and manage folders just like in nautilus.

Thanks in advance, Regards

Answer 1

Only connecting to manage folders from Nautilus

To do this, you only need ssh installed on the server.

Go to File>Connect to Server

Fill the dialog up with the settings like so:

Make it a bookmark

Use the bookmark whenever required

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As far as SSH is concerned, AFAIK its not possible to Xforward a whole session

Note: You need a graphical environment for this

What you want to use is probably XRDP

On the Debian install run the following command

sudo apt-get install xrdp

And on ubuntu, do this:

sudo apt-get install remmina&&remmina

You'll get this window

Click New

Configure the settings

Click the connect button

You will get a session which has a gui of the server