peasthope@shaw.ca wrote: > Appears that I need to make a .Xresources file before > TightVNC will work. Shouldn't need one. > Can anyone recommend instructions or examples for the task? To workaround the noise create an empty file. $ touch .Xresources > The transcript from the TightVNC follows. > ... > 09/02/11 08:45:59 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901 > xrdb: No such file or directory > xrdb: can't open file '/home/peter/.Xresources' > peter@dalton:~$ The default file created automatically by vnc (it should have stated that somewhere in all of the many lines of output noise) contains the following: #!/bin/sh xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey #x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & #x-window-manager & # Fix to make GNOME work export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1 /etc/X11/Xsession That is a default because most people have a .Xresources file. It is a pretty simple and brute force default. But you can edit that file yourself. Just edit it to your preferences. Bob
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