VNC without X?

[M G]

Hello,

My intent was to run an X server on the remote host, and encapsulate its 
state using VNC. The end goal is to connect to the host from a local 
"workstation" and continue working where I last left off.

I've done this many times before, but never with a remote host that has no X 
software installed. The VNC+X Server, Xvnc, relies on things like Xserver, 
xauth and xlib, which arn't installed. I'm trying to find a workaround for 
this.

The remote host in question is a Red Hat Linux machine. I do not have root 
privileges on it, so I cannot install the particular RPMs or software in 
/usr/local, etc. I have no physical access to the machine, so using a frame 
buffer is out of the question as well.

I only have shell access and a home directory. Is it possible to find the 
appropriate binaries (things like xauth, xterm, ..) and libraries (xlib, ..) 
and fonts and put them in a directory in my home directory, and set 
appropriate environment variables for X programs to see these files? If 
possible, is this practical? Are there alternatives?

Thank you for reading, I hope to hear from you soon.

M.


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