Remote GUI
by SamHobbs from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6CTF8)
Is there such a thing as a remote GUI? What I mean is something such as a program running in a VM that does not have a display device that communicates with a program in a remote system (perhaps another Linux system or perhaps a Windows system) that shows a GUI. When we use a VM we typically use a text-only interface such as SSH to execute programs and the programs execute in the VM and the standard I/O is redirected to our remote system.
It seems to me that it should be possible for a program in a VM to communicate with a program executing in our local system and for the VM program to issue GUI functions that are executed in the local GUI program.
I am experienced with development of Windows programs using Windows GUIs. I understand there are many details that need to be considered. A GUI would process many mouse move messages, too many to be sent to a remote system. Mouse move messages would need to be processed locally to the GUI but events such as a button click would need to be sent to the VM system. Has someone developed something that solves such problems?
It seems to me that it should be possible for a program in a VM to communicate with a program executing in our local system and for the VM program to issue GUI functions that are executed in the local GUI program.
I am experienced with development of Windows programs using Windows GUIs. I understand there are many details that need to be considered. A GUI would process many mouse move messages, too many to be sent to a remote system. Mouse move messages would need to be processed locally to the GUI but events such as a button click would need to be sent to the VM system. Has someone developed something that solves such problems?