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Re: VNC usage



On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 10:26:08AM -0700, Peter Easthope wrote:
> Now I have three questions about VNC.
> 
> 1. The documentation for a VNC client instructs,
> "To start a Unix VNC/X-Window server:
>   vncserver -geometry 620x730 -depth 24"
> 
> Why wouldn't this be started as a background process?
> vncserver -geometry 620x730 -depth 24 &
> 

vncserver backgrounds itself by default.  It does this by forking, IIRC.

> 2. Is there any advantage in having each user
> start a VNC server?  Why not a system wide VNC
> server which starts when the system starts?
> 
The advantage is that vncserver assumes that it is being run by a
specific user.  Otherwise, it won't know what applications to start and
as whom.  For a system-wide solution you want XDMCP.

> 3. /home/peter/.vnc/xstartup contains
> xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> xsetroot -solid grey
> x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls \
>  -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
> 
> What is xrdb?
> 
Please check `man xrdb`.

> 4. Rather than invoke the x-terminal-emulator can
> the full Xfce desktop be invoked?  If so, how?
> 

Yes.  Modify the script to run startxfce.

Regards,

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
http://www.connexer.com

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