Comment on Advice around setting up two laptops, one as server
jecht360@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Turn on SSH (text) and VNC (GUI, like Windows RDP) on L2, place wherever you want. Access it remotely to run whatever. Install and use samba to create a file share for your videos and music. Whenever you want to host a website, install apache or nginx as the host software.
schmorpel@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Is only SSH not enough? Does the VNC just add the GUI or anything else?
I did manage to get access to Home folder and even external disk on L2 after much fiddling with sshd_config. Was extra pleased, changed power settings and closed the lid, continued to work fine, was even more pleased. Pulled power plug to set computer up in shelf, plugged again, and it stopped working. Not sure what to try next.
jecht360@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh, yes, SSH should be enough. I think I assumed a need for a GUI since you mentioned it had a GPU.
schmorpel@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
I mentioned the GPU because of Stable Diffusion - ah only now I understand what RDP means. (It shows that I live in the weird wastelands of ‘will try to do anything with a computer’ and ‘out of the loop peasant hippy’). I guess that might be neat to have.