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" -- Wesley J. Landaker <wjl@icecavern.net> OpenPGP FP: 4135 2A3B 4726 ACC5 9094 0097 F0A9 8A4C 4CD6 E3D2
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