NAME
remadmin - generic graphical user interface
SYNOPSIS
remadmin [ --exec command options ]
DESCRIPTION
remadmin locates one GUI front-end for Linuxconf (and other programs using the Linuxconf UI toolkit) and starts it. At this time, there are 2 implementations: gnome-linuxconf and wxxt-linuxconf. remadmin locate one or the other and execute it, passing along all received options.
BACK-END OPERATION
When Linuxconf starts, it executes remadmin to find a suitable UI front-end (not only GUI front-end). remadmin tries to locate one. If one is available, it starts it and linuxconf starts using it.
If no UI front-end is available, it returns a small message. Linuxconf starts its builtin text mode (using ncurses) user interface.
In this case, we call it a back-end, because the user is not aware of this process. The user runs Linuxconf and it operates as a graphical program.
FRONT-END OPERATION
In this case, this is the GUI front-end which starts Linuxconf (or any program made with Linuxconf UI toolkit). In this case, Linuxconf has to be told how it was started (using the --guiproto option). Unless it is told, it will tru to connect to a back-end.
Front-end operation is done using the --exec command line option like this:
remadmin --exec linuxconf --guiproto
The most common usage is:
remadmin --exec ssh -l some_user some_host linuxconf --guiproto
This create a GUI relation where the GUI component runs locally and Linuxconf runs remotly, accross a fully encripted link (using ssh, the secure shell). The GUI protocol is very light. It works very well on slow or overloaded links.
SEE ALSO
linuxconf (8) , ssh(1)