Re: Initiate command in another shell session?

On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:59:29 -0400, Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:

The question occurred to me whether it would be possible to remotely
execute a command as if started from another shell session *in* that
shell session.

Yes, it can be done using vnc. The mouse and keyboard can be taken over, with the video
displayed both locally and remotly.
I used it in the past when first introducing my brother in-law to linux. He has never had any
classroom or on line computer training, and struggles with the basics. He was quite surprised
when I moved my mouse and the pointer on his screen moved, and I was able to open a
konsole session, on his screen and type commands into it, or move the mouse pointer to
open the menu and select a program to execute.
Regards, Dave Hodgins