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ssh

Installing ssh server

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Setting up ssh connections without requiring a password

  1. Copy public key from local machine to remote machine

    scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub mythbox@c2:/tmp/jess.id_rsa.pub
    
  2. Log in to remote machine and append public key to authorized_keys file

    ssh mythbox ...

Unable to vnc to server because of gnome-keyring

Unable to vnc to server because of gnome-keyring

The vnc server vino uses the gnome keyring to store passwords in a secure way. With automatic login the keyring is not unlocked and so the user is prompted to enter the password. This makes it impossible to login remotely to a ...

Ubuntu nvidia TV out

Enabling tv out on an nvidia graphics card by editing xorg.conf