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this sounds like something you can fix with a two-line shell script

    #!/bin/sh
    exec /usr/bin/xpra --ssh=ssh "$@"

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You're making it way more complicated than it should be. Just edit the defaults in `/etc/xpra/conf.d/40_client.conf`: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/blob/eedf34ecef3a04d0867709... (or your personal defaults in `~/.config/xpra`)

hey, thanks! i'm not sure that makes it less complicated (it means the same xpra command line will work properly on one machine but not another) but it definitely looks like a solution!

Since xpra takes a sub-command as the first arg it's more like:

  :
  xpra_cmd="$1"
  shift
  exec /usr/bin/xpra "$xpra_cmd" --ssh=ssh "$@"

And I don't see how that helps with using the GUI (like the comment I replied to). Also, defaults matter.

No, the subcommand does not need to be the first arg.

can't you put the flag before the subcommand? and can't you pass the flag when you launch the gui? i haven't been using it lately so i don't remember

defaults do matter, but defaults can be changed. if it only takes a four-line shell script to change them, they don't matter much

> can't you put the flag before the subcommand?

The manpage implies you can't, but I tested and you can.

> and can't you pass the flag when you launch the gui?

I just tested and passing the flag when you launch the gui has no effect.

If you don't want to change the global defaults (in `/etc/xpra`), or your personal config (`~/.config/xpra`), you should be able to stick `ssh=ssh` in a `$HOST.xpra` session file and the launcher should honour it when you open the file / double-click on it. (add `autoconnect=true` and the launcher won't be seen unless the connection fails)

Thanks for sharing multiple solutions; I'll try the configuration setting tomorrow.

thank you for sharing your expertise!

hmm, that last item seems like a pretty serious flaw; it makes the default matter a lot

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