Remote Desktop

There are thousands of ways to access a running Linux machine. In case you need for whatever reason remote access to a full session, one easy way is x11vnc.

On the remote box

If not already done, install x11vnc:

sudo aptitude install x11vnc

Finally start the vnc server:

x11vnc -display :0

On the local box

Connect to the running X11 session with a vncviewer:

vncviewer <remote server ip address or host name>:0