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Bug#780434: tightvncserver: no support for Composite extension as required by GNOME 3, Compiz, etc.



Control: tags -1 = wontfix

To all whom it may concern:

Nowadays Gnome on Debian uses Wayland instead of X. Even when ran/run
on X it required X11's Xcomposite extension for quite some time now.

On the other hand, Thightvnc is old software. It bases on Xfree86, an
outdated implementation of X. Thightvnc's X server doesn't comprise the
Xcomposite extension. Also, upstream does not maintain Thightvnc on
Linux any more.

Conclusion: Tightvncserver cannot serve a recent Gnome desktop.

Recommendation: Install the gnome-remote-desktop package and enable
screen sharing in your Gnome Settings.

Sven

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