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Currently I know several methods of connecting to a GUI remotely, or running GUI applications remotely:

  1. Microsoft Terminal Services (only works for remote windows; installation);
  2. VNC (it's slow);
  3. XDMCP (requires a remote X server running, has no session persistance);
  4. Local X as remote DISPLAY for applications (best solution, but - no session persistance).

We are trying to create Solaris development environments that can replace local workstations for our developers. So one of the requirements is session persistence, and/or session mobility. And another requirement is for it to be fast, and it has to run on Solaris/UNIX.

Are there any lightweight solutions for this?

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Either NoMachine (http://www.nomachine.com/) or FreeNX (http://freenx.berlios.de/) sounds like what you want. Fast, keeps session if your connection drops and even works over SSH so your connections are encrypted.

Andy
NX is by far the best option for tapping into a Unix/Linux desktop remotely.
J Wynia
Looks like nomachine has too many features, I've been exploring it for a couple of days now. Will check the freenx option - if it's the bare minimum X-proxy that I need, then it's the perfect solution.
Evgeny