So I have a machine for which I have no keyboard and mouse. It's running Ubuntu and I use it via ssh. I'm using it partially as a torrent server so I though to connect it to my tv and watch movies from it directly. If I boot it up I can see the logon screen on the tv. If I run 'startx' via ssh from my laptop I can see that the X starts on the TV. But I can't have control. I tried with xrdp and tightvnc server, and though I could connect to my system I couldn't use that very session I see on tv. These are creating virtual X sessions. So is there a way to connect remotely to that session?
I think the first method in this tutorial would be enough: http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/XoverSSH/X-over-SSH2.html It would let you control the X session from the command line. If you use a video player with proper keyboard control from the terminal, like mpv, it would probably be usable for what you need it for. I haven't tested it myself.
Thanks but I could rather use a graphical solution.
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