Thomas Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) Hello All, I am going to purchase a VPS in the next week. I have a program that I need to run onto it (currently its a .exe) Will I be able to run it? If so how do I do it? I'd like to point out that I have to compile the program, if that helps. Edited May 7, 2012 by Thomas Quote
Administrators Nathan Posted May 7, 2012 Administrators Posted May 7, 2012 Is it going to be a Linux or Windows? I would hope Windows if you are going to run a .exe. Quote
Thomas Posted May 7, 2012 Author Posted May 7, 2012 It is Linux, however I do have complete access to the source code. Quote
CHiLL Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 I have virtually no experience with Linux systems, however even with the source code, I think the entire program would need re-coding. WIndows based applications mostly reference Windows functions, such as WMIs, etc. The most feasable way would be to use WINE or something. Quote
Administrators Nathan Posted May 7, 2012 Administrators Posted May 7, 2012 But with a VPS you only get SSH to your server nothing like remote desktop, so you will have to do it via command line if that's possible. Quote
Thomas Posted May 7, 2012 Author Posted May 7, 2012 I've managed to do it through SSH. Or more likely I kept on opening tickets and my host did it for me Quote
redinit Posted May 8, 2012 Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) But with a VPS you only get SSH to your server nothing like remote desktop, so you will have to do it via command line if that's possible. You can install FreeNX and whatever desktop environment you like on the remote VPS. Install the NX client on your desktop, this will allow you to login to your remote server with a GUI. http://www.nomachine.com/screenshots.php I have virtually no experience with Linux systems, however even with the source code, I think the entire program would need re-coding. WIndows based applications mostly reference Windows functions, such as WMIs, etc. The most feasable way would be to use WINE or something. It all depends on how its written, you can have a code base thats cross-platform. Edited May 8, 2012 by redinit Quote
CHiLL Posted May 8, 2012 Posted May 8, 2012 You can install FreeNX and whatever desktop environment you like on the remote VPS. Install the NX client on your desktop, this will allow you to login to your remote server with a GUI. http://www.nomachine...screenshots.php It all depends on how its written, you can have a code base thats cross-platform. Guess it shows my ignorance to programming, as I'm so inexperienced. Quote
redinit Posted May 8, 2012 Posted May 8, 2012 Guess it shows my ignorance to programming, as I'm so inexperienced. Everyone starts somewhere, there's a lot to learn. Quote
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