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Graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer.

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Enable remote VNC from the commandline?

I have one computer running Ubuntu 10.04, and is running Vino, the default VNC server. I have a second Windows box which is running a VNC client, but does not have any X11 capabilities. I am ssh'd into the Ubuntu host from the Windows host, but I…
Stefan Lasiewski
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How to setup x11vnc to access with graphical login screen?

I have a server running Ubuntu 12.10 and need to be able to remote to this server without being logged-in. I have found many solutions, but none seem to work with 12.10. Can anyone give me step-by-step instructions on how to configure x11vnc to…
user115250
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How to set up remote desktop sharing through SSH?

Is there a way to view (and control) a remote desktop through SSH? I will not have physical access to the remote host machine.
gerky
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How do I install a VNC server?

I want to install some VNC server on my Ubuntu 12.04 computer. Which one is the best / recommended? How do I configure it? All I want is to be able to connect my desktop computer to my laptop. I want something simple like connecting with Remote…
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vncserver grey screen ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Greeting. I am on ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It is an amazon EC2 instance I got grey screen upon installing and starting the vncserver I try many suggestion regarding this issue but still cant get it work.... Thanks for the help My logfile: Xvnc Free…
Mookayama
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How to graphically interface with a headless server?

I have a ubuntu development server at work. It is an old rack server that is located somewhere in the company's dungeon, where nobody ever goes. The only way it can work is as a so-called headless server (i.e. with no monitor/keyboard connected and…
silvo
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What do I need for remotely accessing my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop?

I am at a loss as to how to set up my machine for remote connection. Do I need to install a VNC server (which one?) or is Vino (installed by default) enough? I opened Desktop Sharing Preferences dialogue and enabled it (checked first two, allow to…
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VNC or remote desktop application to view Windows desktop from Ubuntu

I have been looking for a fast, well supported VNC or remote desktop application to view my Windows machine desktop from my Ubuntu laptop. Do you have any suggestions for me?
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What free Remote Desktop (server) solutions are there?

I know Ubuntu comes with a "Remote Desktop" option that appears to be a straightforward VNC server, and I'm trying to understand the alternatives. Here are the possibilities I've heard about so far: VNC VNC + SSH Tunnelling NX Server, free…
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How to make VNC Server work with ubuntu-desktop without xfce

I have Ubuntu Server LTS 14.04 and I want to know whether it's possible to install vnc4server and make it work with ubuntu-desktop (and not xubuntu-desktop) without installing xfce4. I think I have to configure the vnc4server configuration file but…
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Couldn't start Xtightvnc trying default font path - VNCServer

I installed VNC, using sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies tightvncserver But I can't start it, when I enter vncserver I'm getting error message as Couldn't start Xtightvnc; trying default font path. Please set correct fontPath in the…
rebornx
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How to copy/paste text from remote system?

I used to access a remote system via VNC viewer, but when I copy some text from the remote system and paste it in my text editor(local system), nothing happens. Do I need to install any additional packages to achieve this task? Updates: There is no…
karthick87
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How do I start the VNC server?

How can start the VNC server to make my desktop accessible?
Guillaume Coté
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VNC Viewer unable to connect: Encryption Issue

sudo gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false has already been attempted, but the issue below prevails. I have a Windows 10 tablet and a Ubuntu desktop (18.04.2 LTS). The Win10 Tablet has a fresh install with nothing but Discord and…
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Gnome 3.10 sharing desktop --- how to configure the security type for VNC?

The facts: I had a configuration for sharing my desktop that worked till the recent update of Gnome desktop to use sgnome-shell 3.10. I used to connect to my machine form a Windows one using TightVNC and it worked flawlessly till yesterday…
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