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Re: running vncserver?



Thomas wrote:

> On Tuesday 18 October 2005 03:38, Thomas Besser wrote:
>> Thomas wrote:
>> > All the standard VNC servers for which there are packages fail to run
>> > for me (They all segfault in the same library call).
>> >
>> > However, I am able to run x11vnc, which shares a currently running X
>> > session
>> > instead of implementing it's own X server.  You could probably "fake"
>> > the behavior of a standard VNC server by starting a dummy X server and
>> > connecting x11vnc to that. I haven't tried this method though, as I am
>> > content to just use my currently running desktop when I need a VNC
>> > connection.
>>
>> Mmmh, AFAIR needs x11vnc a real X-Server on this box. So it's a server
>> and I don't need a running X. I only want a remote accessable vmware
>> session via vncserver.
> 
> Xvfb will function as a "real" running X server, and the combination of
> Xvfb and x11vnc isn't any more of a "real" X server than vncserver, it is
> just split into two programs instead of one.

Ah ok, I only read the description of x11vnc. I will give it a try, if the
other does not work.

Thanx
Thomas



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