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In computing, Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse events from one computer to another, relaying the graphical screen updates back in the other direction, over a network.

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HOWTO: setup persistent RDP sessions

In an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server (with XFCE4), I am running X11vnc as a RDP server so people can connect to it from using Windows Remote Desktop (either from Windows or OSX). My current configuration creates a new Xfce4 session for each client-server;…
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Nvidia driver breaks vncserver on CentOS 7.4, is there a work around?

CentOS Linux release 7.4.1708 (Core) uname -r output: 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 NVidia driver: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.66.run When using the Nvidia graphics card driver with the Nvidia GeForce GT 720 graphics card on CentOS 7.4 it works fine for…
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Windows remote desktop goes blank on miminize

I have a few users that connect to my server via vnc and share the desktop to work together on a few things work related. I stay connected via remote desktop and they might continue working on our issues. When it is minimized, after a few seconds,…
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tigervnc server fails with HOME variable not set

The system is Fedora Core 24. It is a recent upgrade from fc23. With fc23 the vncserver started without error. However after the upgrade the follow error occurs: Unit vncserver@:2.service has begun starting up vncserver: The HOME environment…
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vncserver for individual user doesn't work

Following the guide for Start/Stop/Restart individual vnc servers defined in /etc/sysconfig?, still I am not able to bring up a user's desktop. While vncserver says that this desktop is already running, the -kill option is unable to find…
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VNC: one session per user, recoverable

I know how to use VNC as a single user to see what's on the screen (possibly even the login screen, out of the Window Manager). If the vnc server crashes, no big deal, launch it again, restart your client and keep working. I also know how to have…
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noVNC console on Openstack Dashboard is rendering garbled UI on RHEL7

I am running nova-compute on RHEL7. Openstack dashboard's noVNC console is rendering garbled UI for any instance having a UI console. Can somebody please help out? This is working just fine on RHEL65
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Allowing remote server access while preventing file transfers

I am setting up a Linux server that needs to: (1) Allow remote access. (2) Prevent files from being downloaded. Specifically, the server holds data that users will be analyzing, building models with, etc. Users will need to access the server from…
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"Unable to open display " "" error on VNC Server

I'm trying to run a GUI for my CentOS 6 server. I've installed VNC, and I have followed this guide through to the end - http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server Once the VNC server is started, I try to access it through the command: vncviewer -via…
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Windows Server: How to run VNC in other session (not console session 0)?

Whenever I log into Windows Server via VNC it runs in Console (session ID = 0). Can I change any VNC settings to make it run in another session? The reason for this is, I want to use remote desktop (rdp) to connect to the running VNC session.
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VNC Not Seeing Gnome Desktop in Centos 7

I have a linux box running CentOS 7, which I installed in bash only mode (so it just boots straight into the command prompt), which I am using as a file server. I could do with having a GUI for certain tasks, although this is only required…
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RealVNC SSH tunnel still warns of unencrypted connection

I'm using Putty and RealVNC to establish a secure connection to an OSX 10.9 server machine. I've tried to run this connection over an ssh tunnel I set up, but the client warns of an unencryted connection to localhost:5901. Does this mean that only…
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VNC Server for a Headless Debian box?

Which VNC Server can I use to run graphical applications (i.e. X Clients) on a headless Debian Wheezy box? Usually I don't need graphical applications on servers but from time to time there are applications (e.g. firmware update utilities) which…
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TightVNC viewer doesn't show anything when I click/type

We have a wireless network where I work. I've installed TightVNC viewer on a WinXP box, and I'm using it to connect to my laptop which has Ubuntu 9.04 installed. So far, everything works right up to after I login. I can see the initial screen of my…
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linux vnc : how to view the console?

I'm trying to figure how to view the console of a Fedora linux server by using vnc. In other words, I'm trying to see what a user normally sees as if they were physically sitting in front of the computer. As of now, I ssh in and run…
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