ssh - Open aplication on remote computer

[Ocxic]

I have a small netbook that I would like to use as a terminal for my main computer, so instead of opening Gnome-terminal on my computer it will run from my netbook.

what i want to know is how to ssh from my netbook into my main computer and run an application on that computer.

So i would like to be able to ssh into my computer, and when i type "vlc movie.avi" it will open and run on the REMOTE computer just as if i had opened gnome-terminal and typed the command there.
Does anyone have an idea on how to do this?

thx

Note: I'm not looking for something/anything like "ssh -X" or VNC or Remote Desktop.

[Smart Viking]

This is something I also desperately want to know the answer to.
I've tried logging in and doing

export DISPLAY=:0.0

but it doesn't work. maybe this will work for the OP though.

[HermanAB]

Howdy,

First install OpenSSH Server on the desktop and make sure it works:
$ ssh user@localhost


Then from the netbook:
$ ssh -X -C -c blowfish user@desktopipaddress gnome-panel

or:
$ ssh -X -C -c blowfish user@desktopipaddress "gedit /etc/fstab"

[Smart Viking]

Howdy,

First install OpenSSH Server on the desktop and make sure it works:
$ ssh user@localhost


Then from the netbook:
$ ssh -X -C -c blowfish user@desktopipaddress gnome-panel

or:
$ ssh -X -C -c blowfish user@desktopipaddress "gedit /etc/fstab"

Hello. This will open the application on the client side, what me and the OP want to do is to launch the application in the X server on the server side.

[Ocxic]

^---What he said

[Ocxic]

This is something I also desperately want to know the answer to.
I've tried logging in and doing

export DISPLAY=:0.0

but it doesn't work. maybe this will work for the OP though.

yes this worked,, I can't believe i didn't try that sooner.