[Triumf-linux-managers] FYI - mosh (mobile SSH)

[Konstantin Olchanski]

On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 04:51:58PM -0700, Andrew Daviel wrote:
>
> I read an article recently about "mosh", possibly
> http://www.linuxscrew.com/2012/04/11/why-mosh-is-better-than-ssh/
> http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/429832/mit_researchers_chart_new_approach_mobile_internet_protocols/?fp=4&fpid=56736#closeme
> http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13214
> 
> Mosh is from MIT (http://mosh.mit.edu/) and available in standard 
> repositories. Somehow it would make more sense on Android and as an 
> iPhone app, but I don't see that on the MIT site.
> 
> I installed it on trcomp01/02 for the benefit on anyone that wants to play.
> 

There are a few caveats to mosh that so far have prevented me from using it.

1) the EPEL mosh on Linux refused to work with mosh for MacOS (version mismatch)
2) LANG has to be set to UTF8 locale, this broke a few (unspecified) applications
3) there is no X11 forwarding (show stopper)

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