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I have root SSH access to a remote Ubuntu 17 machine. I'm working locally on macOS 10.12. I want to be able to get a remote desktop to the Ubuntu machine. How do I do this? What do I need to install/enable on the Ubuntu machine? What to I need to install enable on my local macOS?

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  • I'd suggest you read this: askubuntu.com/questions/149058/…
    – djsmiley2kStaysInside
    Commented Oct 19, 2017 at 14:27
  • Is the PC running Ubuntu Server (has no GUI) or Ubuntu Desktop?
    – user201262
    Commented Oct 19, 2017 at 15:45
  • I may be wrong but that answers how to do it for a local machine (I know hes talking about a VM but its essentially the same thing as a local machine). It doesnt cover the process for doing it remotely.
    – Jeff
    Commented Oct 19, 2017 at 15:48
  • @Moses I'm not entirely sure. Since the remote PC is from a hosting provider (Vultr.com), I would assume Server.
    – Jeff
    Commented Oct 19, 2017 at 15:49
  • Don't know the full details, but basically: you install a X-window server on your Mac (yes, a server), you install the GUI apps on the remote with possibly a X-window manager (no need for the X server there), and you login with SSH allowing X-tunneling (-X) so that the apps on the remote can connect to your X-window server.
    – xenoid
    Commented Oct 19, 2017 at 21:26

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