On 08/04/2021 22:51, Richmond wrote: > Is it possible to use a local computer (L) to: ssh -Y to a remote > computer (R), run a web browser on R which will then display on > L, choose what to watch on Netflix, and then having started it, move the > displayed browser window back to the X window on R, and then move > it across to the television attached to the VGA port on R? > Not extactly, but this might work as an alternative. You will probably want to use something like X11VNC (https://packages.debian.org/buster/x11vnc). Unlike the standard VNC server (which starts a separate display), X11VNC is designed for sharing a real display. The way this would work is that you start by SSHing to R. But you don't need to forward X this time, just create a tunnel to port 5900 (the VNC port): ssh -L 5900:localhost:5900 root@remote-host Leave that SSH tunnel open and start a VNC client on L (running "aptitude search '~Pvnc-viewer'" offers some options there). Connect the VNC client to "localhost:5900". This is port 5900 on L, but the SSH tunnel will pipe that through to port 5900 on R and you should be able to see what's on screen on R. Et voila, as they say in France, you now have a remote control of the screen on R.
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