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On Ubuntu Server

  • Install urxvt sudo apt install rxvt-unicode
  • Install ranger pip install ranger-fm (ranger is installed at ~/.local/bin/ranger)
  • Edit ranger config file (~/.config/ranger/rc.conf)
set preview_images true
set preview_images_method urxvt

On Client

  1. SSH to server
  2. open urxvt in terminal with X11 forwarding
  3. Preview images using ranger in urxvt terminal emulator.
Mac

Mac ssh to Ubuntu 18.04

On Ubuntu

  • Install ranger pip install ranger-fm (ranger is installed at ~/.local/bin/ranger)
  • Edit ranger config file (~/.config/ranger/rc.conf)
set preview_images true
set preview_images_method kitty

On Mac

  • Install Kitty brew install kitty
  • In Kitty terminal, SSH to Ubuntu with kitty +kitten ssh <HOST>
  • Run ranger to preview images
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