Add remote apps to the Applications menu in X11

Jun 29, '04 09:34:00AM

Contributed by: CaffeineAddict

If you use Apple's X11 to run remote graphical apps via SSH frequently, you could benefit from this hint. X11 has the ability to customize the Applications menu and if you have SSH setup to allow password-less connections using public keys, you can setup X11 to launch an application on a remote server. Just use the following details (I use DrScheme on a linux box as an example):

Name: DrScheme
Command: ssh remotehost drscheme

Now, if you have your keys setup to login without using a password, that's all you have to do. If you expect to be prompted for a password, just change the command entry like to: xterm -e "ssh remotehost drscheme". Be sure to include the quotes. A very nice keychain utility for MacOS X is available at www.sshkeychain.org.

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