Any kind of remote desktop/VNC support?

[passive]

Hi All,

I've just installed LinuxMCE 7.04 on my home server. I do plan to hook it up to my TV eventually, but currently it is just sitting with no screen attached. I would like to be able to get some kind of remote desktop/VNC/etc. support. Is there anything of this type built-in?
If not, would a standard (K)ubuntu guide to installing that kind of thing be appropriate?

Thanks.

[1audio]

If you know the IP address you can access the admin panel through a browser. You can also ssh in with Putty. And access through Winscp. What more do you want to do?

[sp00nhead]

if you ssh in and then

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sudo apt-get install x11vncthis will install an x11 to vnc software which lets you send your screen to a vnc client. I've never tryed but you should be able to set this up to auto run on boot, so you could vnc to your box
Also i think KDE has a setting for desktop sharing, but only when it runs so might not work as lmce runs before the kde desktop loads.

google for x11vnc and see if its what your after.

[schaferj]

hello,

I tried the standard one included with kubuntu lmce (from windows box) and it seems to work a while when the orbiter is running, but dies when I try to switch to kde desktop.

Anyone have luck with anything else?

thanks,
joseph

[Zaerc]

There really is no need for any of that.  Orbiters run fine remotely without VNC or any other kind of remote desktop.  Heck there is even a web-orbiter.

[schaferj]

Hello Zarec,

Thanks for the quick response.

I've used the web orbiter and observed its limitations - some highlighted in
http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=1846

My requirement was not remote operations & admin / maint of lmce per se, rather remote o&m of the kubuntu box on which the lmce core is running so that I could remotely install (non-lmce-conflicting) apps.

Goal is to enable (if relatively simple & straightforward) this one box to be the main home server with samba serving up 'single sign on' pdc authentication for linux and windows clients.  Also would like to go greener and reduce physical 24/7 servers by moving robust security & privacy apps (squid, dans guardian, etc) to this kubuntu box.

thanks,
joseph

[gletscher]

to install apps just sudo apt-get install, no?

[atreidae]

*ahem*
Thread resurection.
Purly because I searched the forums for info and found none

vncserver comes installed by defaul on the quickinstall DVD, cant vouch for the others however.
Very easy to setup.
ssh into your box (u:linuxmce p:linuxmce on the quickdvd) and just kick off "vncserver"
key in a password and grab a viewer (like realvnc or tightvnc viewer) and connect to dcerouter:1 (vnc will open a session on screen 1 by default, you can specifiy a million options)

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linuxmce@dcerouter:~$ vncserver

You will require a password to access your desktops.

Password:
Verify:

New 'X' desktop is dcerouter:1

Creating default startup script /home/linuxmce/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in /home/linuxmce/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/linuxmce/.vnc/dcerouter:1.log

linuxmce@dcerouter:~$


[teedge77]

hey thats great...you should add that to the wiki. it seems like people new to linux and used to windows dont like the idea of using SSH and a command prompt/terminal to do things. although...in a way....i think this might be a form of "enabling"....cause if you look at posts from some of the big people on here, it really is much quicker and more powerful once you get the hang of it.

[atreidae]

I had to get used to SSH very quicky once i started looking after debian servers, these things are lucky if they ever get to run X
moving files about etc is a real pain however (midnight commander("mc") for the win)