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Topic: VNC Server (vino) on #!

I know It's quite a simple topic, but it is a little too easy in GNOME to switch on VNC for your desktop...

Couple of simple steps, first install vino

# sudo apt-get install vino

Setup the preferences

vino-preferences

Then once done, add the server to your autostart.sh

/usr/lib/vino/vino-server &

Relog and you should be able to VNC into you #! desktop. Best thing is, if you have Avahi installed then it'll broadcast that the port is open to anyone using vingere, and will appear in your bookmarks.

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Re: VNC Server (vino) on #!

Nice tip, I have yet to try this as I normally run with an ssh -X session. I will have to give vino a try. Thank you! smile

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Re: VNC Server (vino) on #!

thank you very much, it is what I was looking for!! smile

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Re: VNC Server (vino) on #!

Understand that VNC allows one to view/control a remote computer's X session. Had tried and is working fine in #!.
Also used ssh for copying file to/from a remote computer, in shell.

But can I ssh into a remote computer and start a X session (e.g. starting firefox and surf using the net)
How to do it?

Also read from the net that the local computer's firefox can use the ssh server as a proxy to surf the net so that all the traffic is encrypted (e.g. when at Starbuck). Any idea how this can be done?


Thanks in advance for the info.

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Re: VNC Server (vino) on #!

Is it possible to tunnel VNC through SSH to make it more secure?  If so, how would you go about doing this? Edit: I assume this would be similar to tunneling Firefox through SSH.

Last edited by Ginger (2009-07-22 16:45:15)

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  • Registered: 2009-06-17
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Re: VNC Server (vino) on #!

Nik_Doof wrote:

I know It's quite a simple topic, but it is a little too easy in GNOME to switch on VNC for your desktop...

Couple of simple steps, first install vino

# sudo apt-get install vino

Setup the preferences

vino-preferences

Then once done, add the server to your autostart.sh

/usr/lib/vino/vino-server &

Relog and you should be able to VNC into you #! desktop. Best thing is, if you have Avahi installed then it'll broadcast that the port is open to anyone using vingere, and will appear in your bookmarks.

COOL!

That worked. However, I can't do remote commans easily because VNC isn't capturing keystrokes or clicks on the icons at the top of the vnc window. After all, #! depends on using the super key.

  • pressing the super key gives me the Windows start menu

  • clicking on the super key icon gets me a blank stare from crunchbang

The only way I can do anything is to leave the terminal window open so that when I connect remotely I can work in the terminal window. I can run programs from bash. Not that it's the end of the world. My boss (a self-described 'GUI Cripple') once said that he thought I could piss from the command line and hit the bowl every time (he hasn't seen me mopping up the floor, metaphorically speaking big_smile).

Still if there is a way to enable SuperKey, I'd love to have it available so that I can work if I forgot to leave the terminal window open.

Again, thank you for a direct, easy-to-follow response to the question.

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