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# Remote desktop
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SSH is great for using another computer remotely, though it falls short when you
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want to use a graphical application like Chromium. Forwarding graphics requires
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a very fast and stable connection
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## Wayland
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Most of these come from the [sway migration
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guide](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/i3-Migration-Guide)
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### VNC
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VNC forwards the entire desktop, which is much heavier, though lets you use apps
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already running
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`wlroots` compositors can do vnc using `wayvnc` [available
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here](https://github.com/any1/wayvnc). That's the server. The client can be any
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x11 VNC client, though if you don't want xwayland scaling problems, use `wlvncc`
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[found here](https://github.com/any1/wlvncc)
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A simple script (from the client) to enable this:
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```bash
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ssh -L 9000:localhost:9000 emiliko@waybook wayvnc localhost 9000 &
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wlvncc localhost 9000
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```
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### Waypipe
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`waypipe` is x11 forwarding for wayland. It will only run apps explicitly
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started while using the ssh connection, which is much lighter than VNC
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Install [waypipe from here](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mstoeckl/waypipe).
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`waypipe` **must be installed as `/usr/bin/waypipe` on both the client and
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server**. The path is hard coded in `waypipe`
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```bash
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# On the client:
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waypipe ssh emiliko@waybook firefox
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```
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