#ssh

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Posts on X2Q tagged ssh. Updated as new posts are published.

Jun 7, 2026
From Xming on Windows XP to WSLg: 18 years of Linux GUI apps on Windows (2026)
Years ago I recorded Xming — an X11 server for Windows — displaying a remote Linux gedit window on a Windows XP desktop over SSH. That trick (install an X server, forward X11 over SSH) was how you ran Linux GUI apps on Windows for two decades. In 2026 you barely do it anymore: WSLg ships a Wayland/X server inside Windows, so `apt install` a Linux app and it just opens. Here's the arc from then to now, and what to actually use today.
Mar 6, 2008
Mount a remote filesystem over SSH with sshfs (2026)
sshfs mounts a remote directory on your local machine over plain SSH — nothing to install or configure on the server. Mount it with your own uid/gid for write access, add reconnect options so it survives flaky links, and unmount with fusermount.
Jun 9, 2007
SSH login without a password — set up key authentication (2026)
Password-free SSH is key-pair authentication: a private key stays on your machine, the matching public key goes on the server. Generate an ed25519 key, copy it with ssh-copy-id, lock down the permissions — and, if you want, turn password logins off entirely.