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Does OpenBSD have a built-in remote desktop server? If not, what is the most preferred remote desktop server people run on OpenBSD?

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  • What are you trying to do? Remote desktops are useful for graphic environments. The only graphic environment for OpenBSD is X11. You can run X11 applications through ssh, or you can run a local X11 server and tell an OpenBSD client to connect to it. Commented Jun 26, 2016 at 20:08
  • Just exploring my options :) I was hoping for something that uses a standard protocol like RDP, VNC, or similar because I want to connect from my ChromeBox. Commented Jun 26, 2016 at 20:30
  • No, you don't want to connect to OpenBSD through RDP or VNC. A ssh client should be good enough. Commented Jun 26, 2016 at 20:40
  • I have nothing against SSH. What I don't like is remote X11. I also have nothing against the the terminal (I use one all day). I just want a nice way to mess around with GUI apps on OpenBSD remotely. Commented Jun 26, 2016 at 20:51
  • There is a way that uses standard protocol: X11. What do you have against it? It's the native remote desktop protocol on Unix. Commented Jun 27, 2016 at 21:26

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Clear answer: YES, but you have to configure it.

As any unix like system using X you can use Xdmcp
- you have to allow your X chooser, such as GDM or KDM to accept XDMCP connections
- then you open a graphical client or just a terminal:
$ X -query your.servers.ip.address

Alternatively you can always install and run: VNC server

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  • ... however, X is terribly slow, and should be encapsulated in ssh tunnel. TightVNC works well, just don’t use a WM with animations. Commented Feb 14, 2018 at 9:00

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