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Re:A native graphical shell for SSH by john01dav on Monday June 29, 2026 @07:59PM (#48726927)
> Why a TUI is the best thing we pipe through ssh?

`ssh -XC` (look up SSH X forwarding). You can also easily tunnel remote desktop over ssh.

> Why I cannot watch a 4k movie in the terminal or browse the web using pinch to zoom ?

Kitty, sixel, and iterm2

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Re:A native graphical shell for SSH by fragmede on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @06:56AM (#48730867)
It's not 4k, but ssh to funky.nondeterministic.computer if you're using a modern* terminal emulator program. (aka ghostty)
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