VNC performance

[Chris Bozic]

get x11vnc from the debian universe and run that after you log in to gnome.

Chris


On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:21:02 +0100, sparkes <sparkes at westmids.biz> wrote:
> thebigfatgeek wrote:
> > How do I get to it (VNC) from a terminal, as I do not have direct access to the server. I do an automatic login on Ubuntu, and I think it takes my X11 display or what?
> > 
> vnc is for showing (and using) a remote desktop and runs independantly
> of X.  Are you sure you need vnc.  I am sure you are aware that ubuntu
> is a *desktop* linux and is not really suited to headless machines ;-)
> 
> if you want to use ubuntu on a remote headless machine you might want to
> google for remote X under debian and then write up how to get it working
> under ubuntu for the wiki.  This would probably be a better solution to
> your problem if you just want to use the desktop on a machine in the garage.
> 
> If you really want to use vnc then it doesn't matter that X is running
> locally vnc is a service running on top of whatever windowing system you
> are using.  This is why vnc runs on so many platforms (and why you can
> scare your windows using freinds with it ;-) ).  To get it working you
> just need to start the vnc server on the machine and connect to it.
> 
> A few more details might help you get a fuller solution to your problem.
> 
> > Regards
> >
> > Pieter
> >
> sparkes
> 
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