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Grex Agora Item 43: PutTy or Bitvise?
Entered by lar on Fri Mar 27 21:30:10 UTC 2020:

PutTy has been the goto ssh client for a while. They have released a new
called "bitvise" It had remote desktop capability and a built in FTP client
anyone tried it?

13 responses total.

#1 of 13 by tod on Sat Mar 28 04:13:06 2020:

remote desktop for which platforms?
Does it blank screen of machine being remoted?
Looks like 30 days then $99/yr

#2 of 13 by walkman on Sat Mar 28 19:34:15 2020:

I use linux so no need for an SSH client. If I was stuck with windows I
would stick to putty personally - OR even better, run a VM in
Virtualbox. You could install a light version of Ubuntu, Slackware,
FreeBSD, etc. and use it like a terminal.

#3 of 13 by tod on Sat Mar 28 23:16:28 2020:

Or ssh to a raspberry pi hidding in the underwear drawer

#4 of 13 by kentn on Sat Mar 28 23:38:29 2020:

I have Cygwin and Cygwin/X on my Windows 10 computer, and I use xterms
or rxvt as my terminals.

#5 of 13 by tod on Sun Mar 29 12:24:32 2020:

re #4
Have you tried the Windows 10 bash functions?

#6 of 13 by kentn on Sun Mar 29 14:59:17 2020:

No need.  I use tcsh on Win 10.  But yes, MS is trying to add more Unix
functionality as we go along.

#7 of 13 by tod on Sun Mar 29 18:40:03 2020:

re #6
It seems sketchy to me - still would have that M$ outer big brother
vibe, right?
I 'sort of' feel that way about the Crouton Ubuntu I run on my Chromebook.

I have some old Samsung Galaxy S4's that I'm jail'ing.  Would like to
tinker with WPa2 cracking.  It'd be a nice tool for physical site pentests.

#8 of 13 by walkman on Sun Mar 29 23:33:52 2020:

#3 Get out of my head.
It really is in there. Ma!

#9 of 13 by tod on Mon Mar 30 00:06:03 2020:

LMAO

#10 of 13 by walkman on Sun Apr 26 23:48:56 2020:

I have to say I really like OpenSuse on Pi 4. Very nifty distro. 
I like that I can apt-get yast and snap. System looks good and runs full
speed on a Pi. I am using berryboot with many systems to play around
with in the shed. The main system I've been running is Ubuntu Server
18.4 with Gnome on top. Runs great but a lack of software due to the
ARM64. So much is optimized for x86. Still so much to play with so not a
deal breaker. Will install retropie for the Pi4 next, which is
experimental.

#11 of 13 by tod on Mon Apr 27 12:32:58 2020:

re 10
What kind of apps are you running on OpenSuse?
Any cron jobs or long uptime type apps?

#12 of 13 by walkman on Wed Apr 29 23:45:38 2020:

The OpenSuse version for Pi4 is "Tumbleweed"
I was able to get most of the same programs I use on Ubuntu, like 
Audacity, Krita, LibreOffice, Firefox, etc. Basically anything you want 
can be found here:
https://software.opensuse.org/explore

The only thing - some of the packages that are not arm-based like I 
mentioned above just won't install. I suspect most of the "snap" 
programs developed by big companies will fall into this category. But 
once you are in, you can rip cds, edit documents, browse, play music, 
youtube and all the other things you do on a regular basis. I would say 
it's probably just as much a "desktop replacement" as Ubuntu. Would be 
so much better on a PC hardware. I have an old optiplex laying around 
that I might put it on to play with. Amazing what a Pi4 can do. SO much 
more robust than the Pi3. 

Right now I'm using the Samsung DeX interface on my phone. I recently 
upgraded from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 to a Tab 6. What a difference! My 
mentality was with the old Tab 2 (I think I've had it since 2014) is 
that if it works, just run with it. But it got slower and crappier along
 with the lousy battery. The Tab 6 has the DeX and is really, really 
nice! Who gets bored under the Great Repression with so many toys to 
play with?

#13 of 13 by tod on Thu Apr 30 14:02:32 2020:

re #12
I like the DeX except the phone gets super hot.
I suspect the slower and battery degradation may be heat related.

The Pi on OpenSuse is extremely logical.  I have a widescreen tv in the
garage with the exercise bike and a 3D printer (Alpha3)  I'm thinking
of using a wireless keyboard (with touchpad) with the Pi to work on
modeling out there in between other 'garage stuff.'

We have a pentair pool pump but I haven't taken advantage of the harness
and ability to add a control system/base.  With a control system you can
add jandy valves for changing water flow between the heater, spa, roof
top solar water heating, and temp control.  I have a separate system
for the roof top solar water heating with its own controller.  My
goal is to tie it all together and maybe get a Pi to act as the
controller.  The typical controller on the market would be this
https://poolsupplyworld.com/easytouch-522355---psl4-pool-spa-combo-automat
ic-c
ontrol-system-base/81495.html

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