I know GUI is for the weak but unfortunately strictly using the terminal isn't an option for me. I have an instance of the Amazon Linux AMI and I have it all set up but I can't find a guide on how to get a GUI on Amazon and how to remote desktop/ VNC into it. I have seen stuff on how to do this for the Ubuntu instance but that is different from Amazon Linux AMI and I don't want to mess up my system or something like that.
So if anyone could point me to where I can find how to do this or tell me how I'd appreciate it
No, you can't. Amazon Linux does not have a Repo for X-server packages. Also, It was meant to be used for Server side roles and hence all he X related stuff is not available.
Consider using Ubuntu OR RHEL ami where you can configure X environment manually by following this and this.
You can set up VNC server for your EC2 Linux boxes. There are tutorials for ubuntu (xrdp) and RHEL (VNC server) in the following websites.
http://devopscube.com/setup-gui-for-amazon-ec2-linux/
http://www.comtechies.com/2013/02/how-to-set-up-gui-on-amazon-ec2-ubuntu.html
Hope it helps!
You can install a GUI just using one command
sudo amazon-linux-extras install mate-desktop1.x
I'm using a Remmina VNC as a client on my Ubuntu.
If you need a Windows client - then you have a plenty of options - RealVNC, TightVNC, TigerVNC, UltraVNC
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Lightsail allows RDP on their Windows instances, can I do the same with the Linux variant? Would like to run Selenium etc.
You need to install X or xrdp to gain access.
Sorry but I'm a newbie in Linux. I have a VPS hosting of CentOS 6. Can I access it like Remote Desktop on windows to see the GUI?
With a hosted Linux machine chances are that id doesn't even have "the GUI" (an X11 server and some GUI environment like KDE or Gnome) installed at all but only supports command line access via ssh.
If you really need GUI instead of command line access then the "classic" option would be VNC. There is a HowTo for this for CentOS at
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server
or at
http://www.howtoforge.com/vnc-server-installation-centos-6.5
for example ...
I bought a Moto X recently, and i'm trying to access his files on linux using mtp, I've found some ways, but all have many steps and don't work.
There is not an easy way to connect Moto X on linux?
EDIT
I'm using ubuntu 13.10, and i don't have access to a wifi connection
You should be able to use SCP. This app has it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sk.vx.connectbot&hl=en
Note sure if this is what you are looking for:
I installed the free SSHDroid, ran the app and ssh'ed in as in
ssh -p 2222 root#192.168.0.113.
Nautilus from Ubuntu 14.04 already have support to mtp, I only did an upgrade.
I recently opened up a webserver in Amazon EC2. I managed to log in to the server using SSH with my mac. I also managed to install the EC2 API tool provided from Amazon. I have the XAMPP installation on my desktop. And I opened up a linux instance. I don't think I have a EBS(Elastic Block Store) mounted to the instance yet, I don't know how to do that. But How do copy the XAMPP installation file from my desktop to the server instance? Pls give me step-by-step instructions
I manage to solve my own question. I was using the scp protocol to transfer the XAMPP installation file. More info on this link: Secure Remote Logins and File Copying. This is the first time I used it, but you just type the command: scp -i ***.pem ec2-user#some_public_DNS /The/file/on/your/desktop. The file will then be transfer in a secure way to the remote server
I'm curious as to why you'd try to put XAMPP on an EC2 instance instead of simply using your system's package management system (e.g., yum, apt-get) to install what you need. This just seems like trying to hammer nails with the back of a screwdriver.
I am planning to move my vmWare's Virtual Machines from a Windows host to a Linux host (Ubuntu). It is possible to run vmWare Server in a Linux host that does not have the graphical environment (does not have X)?
I just wonder how the graphical setup of Windows/Linux guest work in this case.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Victor Marquez
Just install it on Ubuntu Server and install it via apt-get. Here's a good walkthrough
http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/server.html
I did this on my development server and connect to it using the graphical client on my Windows machine. I have no gui installed.
the X libraries are required during the compilation and installation of VMware Server on Linux.
virtualbox has some command line tools that you can use and I don't believe it requires an x installation. You should compare the features and make sure that's what you want though.