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Vinagre is a remote desktop client integrated into the GNOME Desktop.

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Remote Desktop Viewer doesn't update the image

I am trying to use the Remote Desktop Viewer on my laptop to connect to my desktop, which I have configured with Remote Desktop preferences. But it fails to update the screen shot image, making it useless. What can I do to speed it up and actually…
Stephen RC
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Vinagre only gives 800x600 RDC resolution, how to increase?

Using Vinagre on Ubuntu 11.10, when I RDC into a remote Windows XP machine, I only get a 800x600 resolution on the remote display. I can't increase it on the Windows machine, it's stuck at 800x600. Any way to customise? If I use Terminal Server…
nLinked
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using x11 forwarding with ssh and vnc?

I am working on a remote cluster via ssh with the -X option, because I need to visualize data and graphs, over a vpn protocol. Sometime due to the instability of the internet connection I lose my session. They told me I could use vnc in order to not…
simona
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How can I clear history and settings for the Remote Desktop Viewer (Vinagre)?

How do I clear all the settings for Vinagre to take it back to a brand-new, virgin state? I accidentally typed a connection in wrong and I cannot figure out how to delete it. Also some of my connections are not working correctly and I think that if…
p8riotx
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Connecting with vinagre (VNC) through intermediary ssh server

Ok, I cannot seem to get VNC connection to work. I'm not sure if I understand it. So: I want to connect from my home pc (let's call it athome) to my work desktop (let's call it atwork, but I have to tunnel through a connection server (let's call it…
Lu Kas
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Vinagre host key?

Does vinagre (Remote Desktop Viewer) has host key, usually it is Right Ctrl ? This is helpful to switch between remote keyboard shortcuts and host keyboard shortcuts. I use this program frequently in Ubuntu 12.04 and this would be really…
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Remote Desktop Viewer can't connect to "found" computers

I use Remote Desktop Viewer to connect from my Laptop (Ubuntu 11.04) to my PC (Ubuntu 10.04). But I can only connect if I type the PC's address directly. If I use the Find option (UPnP?), to search for visible computers on the network, it finds the…
lamcro
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There is no SPICE protocol in vinagre for Ubuntu

There is SPICE in vinagre for Fedora, but in the same version of vinagre in Ubuntu there is no SPICE. Why?
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How to connect to home computer from work computer behind VPN (using remote desktop viewer)?

I have a dyndns account linked to my home computer and everything is set up so that I can SSH to it from my work (university) computer. I then connect it to the university VPN (using these steps) and proceed to attempt to use the Remote Desktop…
waldyrious
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Vinagre XML bookmark password

We have a couple of machines that run on Ubuntu and have Remote Desktop Viewer (Vinagre) to connect to a Windows 2008 R2 server. I have edited the vinagre-bookmarks.xml file to add bookmarks. I wanted to know if it is possible to add the password so…
Rick
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How can I disconnect clients from a Vino VNC server at will?

I have vino set to ask before allowing connections, but I'm unaware of how to disconnect clients once they are connected. The only way I've found to disconnect them is disable sharing (and then re-enable it). It seems there should be some sort of…
Catskul
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Single Click VNC with Windows

I’m trying to help someone on a Windows machine. The irony is that I now need help myself to connect the 2 computers. I open my Remote Desktop Viewer, put it in listening mode by selecting ’Reverse Connection…’ but nothing happens when the other…
Mood
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RDP from 14.04 to 14.04 failing to connect

I am not able to connect to a 14.04 system from another 14.04 system using Vinagre Remote Desktop Viewer when not on the same network. I am also not able to connect to this computer when the target is booted from a 12.04 Live CD. I can connect to…
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Vinagre has max password length?

When authenticating a user on the remote machine, the form limits the password to 8 characters, why? The password is longer than 8 characters.
Joao Sardinha
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Vinagre (Remote Desktop): How to enter Alt+F2?

I am using Ubuntu 20.04.1 on my local machine to connect to a remote desktop which also Ubuntu 20.04.1 (server). The remote server was converted to a "desktop" using apt install ubuntu-desktop and then XRDP was installed using apt install xrdp. For…
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