screen for X / dev / loop .org.uk Xpra Wiki & Bugs Xpra is 'screen for X', and more: it allows you to run X programs, usually on a remote host and direct their display to your local machine. It also allows you to display existing desktop sessions remotely. Xpra is "rootless" or "seamless" , and sessions can be accessed over SSH, or password protected and encrypted over plain TCP sockets. Xpra adapts to bandwidth constraints and is fully open-source. For more details see here , you can find the source here . This fork adds many enhancements over the original version : better performance and platform support, hardware acceleration, multi-user support, GUI tools and configuration and options; keyboard and clipboard fixes; cursor, sound, system tray and notifications forwarding; IPv6 support, support for shadowing existing displays, etc; and many...