[PLUG] Connecting to an existing console X display with VNC

Carlos Konstanski ckonstanski at pippiandcarlos.com
Mon Jun 11 05:02:49 UTC 2007


On Sun, 10 Jun 2007, Carlos Konstanski wrote:

> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:08:47 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Carlos Konstanski <ckonstanski at pippiandcarlos.com>
> Reply-To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help;	civil and on-topic"
>     <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
> To: Portland Linux Users Group <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
> Subject: [PLUG] Connecting to an existing console X display with VNC
> 
> I am in search of a utility that I have seen with my own eyes once, so
> I know it exists.  But I cannot find it for the life of me.
>
> What I seek is a way to connect to the main :0 display of a linux host
> with VNC.  It is the equivalent of using VNC to connect to a Solaris
> or Windows box, neither of which have the concept of multiple X
> displays.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help that may come my way.
>
> Carlos Konstanski

I think I would find what I am looking for in xf4vnc.  Too bad there
isn't an amd64 port in the gentoo tree.  So still looking.

Carlos Konstanski



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