Questions tagged [vnc]

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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Need suggestions for tile caching mechanism in VNC-alike app

I'm developing "remote screencasting" application (just like VNC but not exactly), where I transfer updated tiles of screen pixels over the network. I'd like to implement the caching mechanism, and I'd like to hear your recommendations... Here is…
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Whats the fastest way to draw an image from an array of pixels in dart/flutter

I am currently working on a vnc lib in dart and my question is how to draw the array of pixels i am getting from the server efficiently in dart/flutter. Currently the buffer of pixels and the Image ist being reused so that there is no allocation…
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Connect Android Device over Proxy Server via SSH and VNC

I try to use SSH on Android the first time, i had read a lot about it but i cant find much, only from Android to Computer. Maybe someone can help me here:) I have coded an APK for my own Android Device wheres create an SSH Connection over my PHP…
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Getting the Qt VNC Server to work

I compiled and installed Qt for Embedded Linux and made sure to use -qt-gfx-vnc in the ./configure line. I start my application with the following code. int argc = 1; char *argv[] = { "appname", "-display", "VNC:0" }; QApplication app(argc, argv,…
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Getting a black screen from VNC viewer when trying to display destop from Docker image

I am trying to get a desktop display working from a Docker image using VNC. It seems like the connection is established, but I am getting a black screen. Here is my docker file: #sudo docker build --build-arg SSH_PRIVATE_KEY="$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa)" …
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Remmina: cannot connect to remote server using SSH, but I can SSH from shell

The following seems to be a common problem, but I have not found anything to resolve the problem in my case. I have 2 laptops ARTHUR and GALAHAD. ARTHUR is running ubuntu 16.04 (32 bit), GALAHAD is running ubuntu 18.04. I can SSH from GALAHAD to…
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Sesman-Xvnc throws password failed with every user

I have an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS virtual machine that I use for log management. Since I created it, I use Sesman-Xvnc and has always been nice and easy to log in. However, after been on it for the last 3 weeks with on issues whatsoever, today I got to the…
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Why JetBrains apps not showing window content in remote desktop (Xrdp)?

I installed on my Debian 9.5 Stretch Xrdp for remote desktop with vnc4server. When I try to launch any app from JetBrains in remote desktop like PhpStorm, PyCharm, Rider, DataGrip or Android Studio a can't see the window content. I only see half…
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Unable to connect Tight VNC Viewer using SSL

Ive downloaded the Enhanced Tight VNC Viewer (http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html) and followed instructions to connect the viewer on my local machine(running Win 7) to another machine running the x11vnc server. The remote machine is running…
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How RealVNC works?

I would to know how RealVNC remote viewer works. It frequently send screenshots to the client in real time ? or does it use other approach ?
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Changing an exe to show a different process name in task manager

How do you change a name of a process of an executable to show a different name in the task manager? I am trying to rename the processes of Real VNC. I have tried to just rename the executable vncserver.exe and vncserverui.exe to something different…
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VNC control for WPF application

I'm looking for a control that will allow me to host a VNC client session on a WPF window. Initial Googling has yielded nothing for WPF, only WinForms, so if nobody can point me to a WPF control, I would appreciate any advice on using a WinForms…
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Selenoid: recording video of a running session

I'm using Selenoid live browser screen functionality to debug my tests. What is the recommended way to capture browser screen video?
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How to configure VNC to view xvfb?

How do I configure my VNC server and viewer to remotely view an xvfb (X virtual frame buffer) on a Linux machine?
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Where is guacamole-client?

I've followed the instructions here: http://guac-dev.org/doc/gug/installing-guacamole.html This says Guacamole is separated into two pieces: guacamole-server, which provides the guacd proxy and related libraries, and guacamole-client, which…
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