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

[Carlos Konstanski]

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There are several ways to do it.  "x11vnc" is a X server module; I think
it might be the fastest option but it probably doesn't play well with
OpenGL or Composite (but in my experience, none of them do); "vino" is
part of GNOME and KDE also has one, although I forget the name.  If you
are using something else, I'm sure there are others that are not built
with a desktop infrastructure.

Wil
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I'm test driving x11vnc right now, as I write this email.  It seems to
work quite well.  I'll look at x0vncserver too, since it's always good
to have a Plan B.  Thanks!

Carlos Konstanski
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On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 22:08 -0600, Carlos Konstanski wrote:
> 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.

There are several ways to do it.  "x11vnc" is a X server module; I think
it might be the fastest option but it probably doesn't play well with
OpenGL or Composite (but in my experience, none of them do); "vino" is
part of GNOME and KDE also has one, although I forget the name.  If you
are using something else, I'm sure there are others that are not built
with a desktop infrastructure.

Wil
-- 
Wil Cooley <wcooley at nakedape.cc>
http://nakedape.cc/wiki/
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