On 9/21/19 12:36 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > And do we have a package manager that will run on an ssh -Y login
I'm not sure what you mean, but the ssh man page says: -Y Enables trusted X11 forwarding. Trusted X11 forwardings are not subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls. (Debian-specific: This option does nothing in the default configuration: it is equivalent to “ForwardX11Trusted yes”, which is the default as described above. Set the ForwardX11Trusted option to “no” to restore the upstream behavior. This may change in future depending on client-side improvements.) And alias sshy="ssh -Y " in your .bashrc might give you something like what you're looking for (assuming I understand what you're looking for). With no remembering the option, no shift key, and a bit less typing. I have next to no experience with the GUI package manager -- I use apt or aptitude. I've had no trouble with ssh'ing around and using them on alien hosts. I also find it useful to create the ssh login codes so there's no pw involved. I did this several years ago so I don't remember how to do it. But, IIRC, it's not a big task -- took only 3 or 4 days to get it going. -- Glenn English
