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Use VNC Server for Remote Access
You can use VNC (Virtual Network Computing) to access graphical interface of the remote machines Advantage: jobs initiated in a VNC environment will not be terminated if you lose connection to the remote machine
Prepare the environment
To prepare your local machine to access VNC, there are many VNC clients that you can choose from. Some popular open sourced solutions are:
- 1. Windows: TightVNC (https://www.tightvnc.com/) (you only need VNC viewer to access remote machine)
- 2. Linux: TightVNC (sometimes also called TigerVNC), KRDC (included in a KDE desktop environment), and many other options
Start using VNC
- 1. Login to your account through a ssh terminal (refer to __link) (use login.hep.wisc.edu)
- 2. Issue command vncserver, the a new VNC