On Tuesday 09 March 2004 9:51 pm, Thomas G wrote:
Wesley J Landaker wrote:
On Tuesday 09 March 2004 9:33 pm, Thomas G wrote:
Ive also been working on vncserver as long as a few other things on
my current desktop linux box. How can I get a vnc server to run on
port :0 and on the current X desktop. I have gotten VNC to work but
it creates another x server. Also Im interested in doing dual
monitor VNC (i run 2x horizontal spanned 17inch lcds) but thats
only if its a must... first id just like to get it working on the
current desktop.
You want x0rfbserver, it is a VNC server that attaches to your
currently running X server instead of making a new one.
Look in the "rfb" package, i.e. "apt-get install rfb"
Thanks man I downloaded and installed that but there seems to be no
configuration i just install it and them reboot X i assume? and it
supposed to work?
You don't have to restart X, you just need to run x0rfbserver.
While logged in X, run this from, say, an xterm:
$ x0rfbserver &
A little tiny window will pop up (only about 32x32 pixels) with an icon
in it that says "RFB". Right click on it to set up a password, set
options, etc.
Once you have set up the options interactively once, you don't have to
do it again, and can then run it remotely. What I mean by that is,
given that you are at machineB, but want to access machineA that is
logged in and running X but is somewhere else, you can do something
like:
machineB$ ssh machineA
machineA$ DISPLAY=:0 x0rfbserver &
then VNC with a client to "machineA:0"