Re: Headless Wheezy

[David <david.g_jones@ntlworld.com>]

On Sun, 2016-01-31 at 20:29 +0000, Brian wrote:
> On Sun 31 Jan 2016 at 21:00:40 +0100, Sven Hartge wrote:
> 
> > Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> > > On Sun 31 Jan 2016 at 20:12:15 +0100, Sven Hartge wrote:
> > >> David <david.g_jones@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >  
> > >>> I am running a headless version of Wheezy on an Alix Board, all
> > >>> seems to be working as expected.
> > >> 
> > >>> I'm trying to install TeamViewer so I can gain remote access to my
> > >>> network.
> > >> 
> > >>> I think TeamViewer is installed, but I can't find out how to
> > >>> configure it.
> > >> 
> > >>> Can anybody offer any help please?
> > >> 
> > >> Why do you need TeamViewer on a headless system?
> > >> 
> > >> TeamViewer is for sharing your current X session, but there is no
> > >> active X session on a headless system.
> > 
> > > Not even Xvfb? Is it forbidden? Do I have to stop doing it?
> > 
> > Of course. The VT100 Protection Squad is on its way to apprehend you.
> > Please wait patiently at your keyboard until they arrive to take to your
> > reeducation on the pure ways of UNIX™.
> 
> Damn! I knew I shouldn't have opened my big mouth in public.
> 
> I'll plead extenuating circumstances: a machine with a 256MHz processor,
> 1GB of compact flash and 256MB of memory. Mercy has been shown in
> similar situations.
> 
> > Joke aside: under normal circumstances most headless systems won't have
> > any Xserver running on them.
> 
> True.
>  
> > If you use Xvfb or Xpra or Xvncserver I guess you have a special reason
> > to do so.
> 
> How would anyone run Skype sensibly?
>  
> > Maybe David has one, too. It'd be intereting to read about it. But until
> > then I guess this is a sort of XY-Problem we are seeing.
> 
> I purged the xy package a long time ago.
> 
Sorry, I should have given a better explanation as to what I'm trying to
achieve.

I would like to use the Alix box along with TeamViewer as a gateway into
my network.

I've tried TeamViewer on a windoze box and it works well, but the
windoze box failed so I thought I would try the Alix board. I did
consider a Raspberry Pi, but TeamViewer wont run on a Pi.

Once I can gain access into my network I can then use SSH to monitor the
points I want to see.

David.