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I have a Mac Mini without a display and I'd like to remote control it, including desktop sharing, from a Linux machine.

My goal is to use XCode on the Mac Mini for iOS development.

What are my options besides VNC ?

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  • Is VNC off the table for some reason?
    – JoshP
    Sep 17, 2012 at 20:30

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There is a TeamViewer for Mac and of course for Windows/Linux/Mobile.

You can consider log-me-in for an alternative.

And, if you're able to run Google Chrome browser on both, there is also a share-desktop plugin in beta tests available right now.

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What do you mean by remote control? If you just want to launch applications and see the ouput on your linux mchine use ssh:

$ ssh -Y [email protected]

The -Y option enables X forwarding. Any GUI application launched from the ssh session will run on the mac but be displayed on your local screen. From the ssh man page:

-Y       Enables trusted X11 forwarding.  Trusted X11 forwardings are not
         subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls.
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  • OP specifically asked for desktop sharing. While your answer is correct in some type of "sharing" it doesn't do what the question asked - a GUI share. Sep 17, 2012 at 20:38
  • @RichHomolka For the stated goal of using "XCode on the Mac Mini for iOS development" ssh -Y works fine. No desktop sharing, granted, but since vnc was out I thought a simple solution might be enough :).
    – terdon
    Sep 17, 2012 at 23:14
  • @terdon - Xcode is a GUI application - how do you run that via ssh?
    – mmmmmm
    Sep 17, 2012 at 23:51
  • @Mark - By using the Y option as suggested by my answer.
    – terdon
    Sep 18, 2012 at 1:36
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    @terdon to add to the scroll :) this looks like X11, I think XCode is a standard app, not X11. Have you tested this to see if it works? Sep 18, 2012 at 2:38

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