Starting an xfce4 session

[James Weatherall]

Hi Grant,

Using xfce4 should just be a case of modifying your xstartup file to use it
instead of twm, and running vncserver to generate a desktop running xfce4.
The wiki entry you refer to is all to do with building a "terminal server"
using VNC & xinetd - you don't need to do any of that stuff if all you want
is a VNC session with xfce4 running in it - you can just start the session
manually.

Cheers,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of James Weatherall
> Sent: 18 December 2006 12:03
> To: 'Grant'; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: Starting an xfce4 session
> 
> Hi Grant,
> 
> Given how innaccurate the Wiki is in other respects, it's not 
> surprising
> that the instructions don't seem to work. :(
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Grant
> > Sent: 16 December 2006 18:31
> > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > Subject: Starting an xfce4 session
> > 
> > Hello, I'm trying vnc for the first time.  I use Gentoo Linux and I
> > can connect to the remote machine, but I can't get it to start an
> > xfce4 session.  I followed this:
> > 
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Xvnc_terminal_server
> > 
> > and it sounds like gdm is supposed to be handling that, but 
> I only get
> > the standard X window manager when I run vncviewer.
> > 
> > - Grant
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