vnc-server is used to remotely access a machine from another machine where vnc-client will be running
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Cucumbers with Jenkins and vncserver throws random Timeout execution expired errors
I am new to Jenkins and have set it up with 4 slaves and trying to run Cucumbers (Capybara+Selenium+Firefox) in vncserver(tried xvfb as well) mode. But some of the slave nodes timeout randomly throwing "execution expired (Timeout::Error)" at the…

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Vncserver with Google cloud instance
So I recently started working with vncserver on Google cloud recently because I had to enable gui to work efficiently using pycharm but when I stop my instance and restart it again the gui stops working (gray screen on vncserver ) log is as…

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NoVNC on iphone/ipad?
I'm trying to connect to a vnc server from iPhone using NoVNC.
I have some issues with "mouse" which behaves very irrationally.
Has anyone experienced the same behaviour ?
(will post code in a few)

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How to get the VNC connection status?
I have been looking to find a way for my Qt application to know if a VNC connection is active.
How/can I get a VNC connection status?
This is an embedded Linux application.

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Docker container share screen over VNC
I am trying to follow the following dockerfile to create a container with qtCreator and run the container with the following command
docker run -it --rm -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix qtcreator
however this is throwing an…

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VNC on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
I have a Mac running OS X 10.11.6 and Ubuntu EC2 instance running 14.04LTS.
I'm trying to get VNC running KDE from my Mac.
XQuartz launches but I have not keyboard, or mouse control over KDE.
Port 5901 is open in my EC2 security group.
Here's my…

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tightVNC connection from python2.7 error --No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
I have installed vncdotool on my python2.7
Download and install python-2.7.5.exe from the Python Downloads website
Open up Powershell, and paste in the following:
Restart your Windows Machine
Upon Restart, go to the Twisted Downloads and get and…

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TightVNC On Another Network
does anyone know how I can connect to my PC using TightVNC on another network? I have it working properly over a local network but I want to connect from different locations. Thanks.

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Docker with vnc or vagrant with vnc for graphical aplications
I need to initiate Docker (recommended) or vagrant virtual machine on server which I could connect with VNC and in which I would run OBS application for streaming live video (from file or browser view).
I managed to run chrome with VNC in docker…

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Change VNC boot configuration in Raspbian Jessie
When I boot my Pi 3 connected to a monitor, the built-in VNC server loads with the monitor's resolution. When I boot the Pi 3 without a monitor connected, it defaults to a much lower resolution.
I've found this lower resolution extremely difficult…

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Restrict keyboard short-cuts in x11vnc
How can I restrict keyboard shortcut options in x11vnc?
for example, I want to restrict Alt+F4, Alt+x, Ctrl+Q, etc.
Is -skip_keycodes option of any help here?

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Can't connect to vncserver via bash script in cronjob
I'm trying to connect to a vncserver via a bash script that is started by root's (sudo -s) crontab. Unfortunately I always get:
Client is not authorized to connect to ServerException in thread "main" java.awt.AW\ TError: Can't connect to X11 window…

Anna
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How to connect to a Linux (Debian) VM from the host (Windows 7) using VNC?
I have a Debian 8 VM using Virtualbox running on a Windows 7.
I've installed TightVNC server on my Debian vm, and UltraVNC on my Windows 7 host, but every ip I try (with the port 5901) returns a "failed to connect to server".
How do I find the…

Rafael Dias da Silva
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Connecting to Windows Server with noVNC
I'm trying to connect to Windows Server 2012 through a web browser using noVNC and TightVNC. I have TightVNC Service running on the server and I've tried to set up noVNC using these instructions. I installed using Portable Python 2.7.
When I do…

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Installing a headless VNC server on Bananian?
I started this project with a Raspberry Pi, but realized that the Banana's hardware set is a much better fit for what I'm doing. Unfortunately, it appears that, even though LeMaker (the group behind the BPi) offers just about every OS imaginable…

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