Problem viewing linux desktop on windows.

[Steve Waltner]

You might try using a ~/.vnc/xstartup file that looks more like...

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#!/bin/sh

[ -r \$HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources

# Start clipboard helper app
vncconfig -nowin &

/usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients

display=`echo $DISPLAY | sed -e 's/.*:/:/'`
vncserver -kill $display
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This will give you a GNOME desktop on a Fedora Core Linux system. It  
should would with any Linux distro with Linux on it.

Steve

On Mar 2, 2007, at 8:06 AM, Corne Beerse wrote:
> SRM SRM wrote:
>
>>   VNC Group,
>>
>>   This is the first time I'm using VNC.
>>
>>   I  have  a  linux  desktop  and  I've started the vnc server by  
>> typing
>>   "vncserver".
>>
>>   Now  on  my  windows pc, I opened the vnc viewer and tried to  
>> view the
>>   linux desktop locally on the windows pc.  Here is exactly what I  
>> do...
>>
>>   Start/Programs/Real VNC/VNC Viewer4/Run VNC Viewer
>>
>>   Afterwards,  a  window comes up that shows me a root unix prompt/ 
>> shell
>>   to  the  linux  desktop.   However,  it does not show me the  
>> linux gui
>>   desktop  itself  (ie, the menu bar at the bottom of the screens,  
>> etc).
>>
>
> This is not 'the' desktop, it is 'a' desktop. It is most likely the  
> tiny window manager (twm) which shows an xterm application. There  
> are various ways to get an other desktop in there.
>
> The most easy shot you can get is to see if your distribution  
> provides anything with vnc. If so. best to start using that, it is  
> most likely pre-configured for your distribution.
>
> be noted, vnc on unix does not provide a view to the console  
> desktop by default, it gives a new, fresh desktop. If you want a  
> view to the console-desktop, that needs a special setup, also  
> available with some distributions or even with some desktop- 
> environments.
>
>>   Again,  I  only  get a shell (which is just like ssh-ing into  
>> the box)
>>   but I dont get the entire linux gui on my windows box.
>>
>
> True, it is like ssh-ing, including an X11 connection. However, it  
> is not encrypted!
>
>
> CBee