AIX Installation Instructions
The following instructions explain how to install VNC Enterprise Edition 4.5.1 on AIX 5.3 (PPC).
A host computer is the computer to be controlled, running VNC Server. A client computer is a computer to connect from, running VNC Viewer.
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Installing VNC Enterprise Edition on a host computer
You can only install VNC Enterprise Edition from the unpackaged binary (tarball); no package file is available. Follow these instructions. You will need to be a user with administrative privileges. Both VNC Server and fully-featured VNC Viewer are installed on the host computer.
VNC Enterprise Edition is installed to /usr/local/bin by default. To configure paths for all users, including those logging in via SSH, and to provide access to the reference documentation, you would add the following to /etc/profile:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/usr/openwin/bin MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/local/man |
Unlocking VNC Server
After installation, you must enter a license key to unlock VNC Server. To do this, type vnclicense -add <key> at the command line, where <key> is a valid license key. For more information, and to see how to get a trial key, see License key FAQ.
vnclicense, type man vnclicense.
Installing fully-featured VNC Viewer on a client computer
You can install fully-featured VNC Viewer on as many AIX client computers as you like by installing the VNC Enterprise Edition tarball as explained above. You will need to be a user with administrative privileges. Note that VNC Server is also installed, but you cannot use it unless you have a valid license key.
Running standalone VNC Viewer on a client computer
You are free to download standalone VNC Viewer to as many AIX client computers as you like. To run it, double-click the downloaded file (note you may have to grant it executable permissions first). This is useful if you do not want, or have sufficient privileges, to install VNC Viewer. In addition, it is the only way to get just VNC Viewer on an AIX client computer. Note you can also carry standalone VNC Viewer with you on a USB memory stick or similar removable storage device.
VNC Address Book is not available in standalone VNC Viewer.