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Re: VNC - I know, just not what I was expecting



On Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 03:52:14AM -0800, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> On Jan 5, 2008, at 7:31 PM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 02:27:18PM -0800, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
>>> I can get SSH/VNC to work on my debian machine.
>>>
>>> My question. How do I get the default screen to open up, or to get
>>> something other than the 'blank' screen with a shell open.
>>
>> I don't understand.  From a command line, you ssh to another box and get
>> a command line.  If you want to run an X app, use an xterm, ensure that
>> you are forwarding X (just using ssh -X may work), then run the X app
>> from that command line.  The application will be running on the remote
>> CPU (etc) but will use your Xorg and appear on your screen.
>>
>> Doug.
>
> Correct. This I know/understand. I help 2 people, who do not live locally, 
> with their debian/(k)ubuntu computers.
>
> There are times, when it would be very handy, to 'see' they are seeing, 
> when they are actually attempting to do things.

You need x11vnc.

Regards,
Andrei
-- 
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

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