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A native graphical shell for SSH

Marcus describes GSH, a project that provides a native graphical shell interface for SSH connections. It integrates terminal, file transfer, and visual session management into a single desktop application, aiming to improve the remote server workflow compared to traditional terminal-based SSH.

Background

- The author is Marcus, a UK-based developer who writes about building unconventional software projects (fka "Probably Marcus"). - SSH (Secure Shell) is the standard protocol for remotely controlling a command-line (text) interface on another computer; a *graphical* SSH shell would let you run visual apps — windows, buttons, drag-and-drop — over the same secure connection, not just text. - Native apps (written for your OS directly) generally feel faster and more integrated than web-based tools (like a browser terminal). - The post proposes building something that mixes SSH's remote power with a desktop-quality GUI, which sits at the intersection of remote-desktop tools (RDP, VNC), terminal emulators, and SSH clients like PuTTY or OpenSSH.

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