====== XFCE - Handy Launchers ======

====== Create a launcher ======
1) Somewhere on the blank desktop, RIGHT CLICK \\
2) Select CREATE LAUNCHER


====== SSH LAUNCHER ======
1) NAME -> anything you want \\
2) COMMAND -> ssh MACHINE_NAME_OR_IP \\
3) CLICK -> RUN IN TERMINAL \\


====== SSH LAUNCHER WITH VNC TUNNELING (GO TO THE BACKGROUND)======
1) NAME -> anything you want \\
2) COMMAND -> ssh -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 -N -f TARGET_MACHINE_NAME_OR_IP \\
3) CLICK -> RUN IN TERMINAL \\

//NOTE: If your are listening for ssh on a non-standard port, just add //-p PORT#// to the COMMAND.//

====== SSH LAUNCHER WITH VNC TUNNELING (STAY OPEN IN FOREGROUND)======
1) NAME -> anything you want \\
2) COMMAND -> ssh -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 TARGET_MACHINE_NAME_OR_IP \\
3) CLICK -> RUN IN TERMINAL \\

//NOTE: If your are listening for ssh on a non-standard port, just add //-p PORT#// to the COMMAND.//


====== VNC (VIEWER) LAUNCHER ======
1) NAME -> anything you want \\
2) COMMAND -> vncviewer TARGET_MACHINE_NAME_OR_IP:1 \\

//NOTE:  ":1" is the display number on the target machine. If you are running multiple VNC servers on that machine, you need to change this to the correct display that you want.//


====== VNC (VIEWER) LAUNCHER (SSH TUNNEL) ======
(used with a SSH connection with VNC tunneling, see SSH LAUNCHER WITH VNC TUNNELING ) \\

1) NAME -> anything you want \\
2) COMMAND -> vncviewer localhost:1 \\

//NOTE:  ":1" is the display number on the target machine. If you are running a VNC server on the local machine, you need to change this on the **target machine and local machine** to a display number not running locally.//


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