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For non-programming-related questions (e.g. errors connecting via VNC), consider asking at superuser.com instead. Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a desktop sharing system which uses the RFB protocol to remotely view and control another desktop.

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a desktop sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocol to remotely view and control another desktop.

VNC is platform-independent and there are clients (viewers) and servers for many different operating systems. In addition, many virtualization hypervisors (such as KVM and Xen) have built-in VNC servers.

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Unable to start VNC server because :0 is taken

I have a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian OS. After install VNC I've tried to start the server and return this: ~ $ vncserver :0 Warning: raspberrypi:0 is taken because of /tmp/.X0-lock Remove this file if there is no X server raspberrypi:0 A VNC server…
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Docker run desktop environment

The question is most clear, How to start complete desktop environment (KDE, XFCE, Gnome doesn't matter) in the Docker remote container. I were digging over the internet and there are lots of questions about the related topic, but not the same, they…
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How do I automatically set the $DISPLAY variable for my current session?

I see that $DISPLAY is set to localhost:0.0 if I am running over a vnc server this may not be correct, is there a way to automatically set it in my login script?
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how to solve the "zlibinstream:exceeded bytesIn" error in vnc

Every now and then I get the "zlibinstream:exceeded bytesIn" error when trying to connect to my server through my vnc. Why do I get this error and how can I solve it when I get it - without restarting my server ?
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How to get VNC port number using libvirt?

I set autoport=yes in a domain's("virtual machine" in libvirt) config file so the VNC port is assigned automatically in the run time. I need to get this port so I can connect to the vm from outside, but I can't find the proper API to do so. Better…
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x11vnc xopendisplay failed

I installed x11vnc and then execute x11vnc but failed following is the error message $x11vnc -display :0 08/05/2017 19:18:22 x11vnc version: 0.9.13 lastmod: 2011-08-10 pid: 7572 08/05/2017 19:18:22 XOpenDisplay(":0") failed. 08/05/2017 19:18:22…
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Running VNC fullscreen with multiple monitors

I'm connecting to a remote system using VNC (tigervnc-1.1.0 on client, RealVNC-4.1.2 on server). The client system has two monitors using Nvidia twinview, with an effective resolution of 3200x1200. When I tell vncviewer to use fullscreen, the…
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How to make x11vnc adjust resolution with client display

When use x11vnc display:0 to start the vnc server, then client will have exactly the same resolution as server, is that possible to configure x11vnc server (i.e. edit the .x11vncrc file) to make the resolution can be adjusted automatically with the…
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How to run docker image in ubuntu with vnc?

In order to examine selenium tests running inside a docker image I am trying to set up a VNC to verify what is going on during the tests. I am following the suggestions made here and created a new docker image with the following additional lines in…
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Unable to use Guacamole Reverse VNC connection

I am using Guacamole v0.9.9 and want to connect to my Win 10 laptop which is behind a NAT of my ISP. I figured I might have to use Reverse VNC for this. The instructions are given…
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Alternate to control+drag to connect view element with file owner in xCode interface builder?

Working on an iPhone application through a TightVNC connection into a Mac Mini; the control+drag operation in Interface Builder to connect a view element to file owner doesn't work - I don't see the connecting line. It does work when I connect…
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Share the internet access from laptop to beaglebone black and then access it through VNC server

I am trying to share the internet with the Beaglebone Black from my laptop. Here is what I tried till now- I connected Beaglebone Black to my laptop running Windows 8 via USB cable. Then, I went to network and sharing center. Then, the network…
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Single sign-on in Java / VNC

Background On the project I work on we have GUI applications running on several different servers. Due to their user interface similarities I am investigating combining their OMIs into a single unified interface. Currently these applications are all…
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Starting vncserver on Centos or RH type Linux fails with - Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'. How can I fix this?

I want to set up a vncserver on a generic/clean Centos or RH type Linux. I am working within the AWS EC2 infrastructure but that should not matter I believe. To make this effort succeed there are some prerequisites we need to help us run the vnc…
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How to use Android emulator via VNC

I want to provide access to an Android emulator via VNC to let people test my App. So far I could start the Android emulator with following command: emulator -avd ice -verbose -qemu -vnc :2 I could also connect to it at port 5902 but I can't do any…
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