Difference between revisions of "Set up a VNC server"
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Read and follow http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/all/tightvnc-java/download, then | Read and follow http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/all/tightvnc-java/download, then | ||
sudo apt-get install tightvnc-java xfonts-base | sudo apt-get install tightvnc-java xfonts-base | ||
| + | vncserver -httpport 80 | ||
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| + | === Ubuntu 9.10 === | ||
| + | sudo apt-get install tightvnc-java tightvncserver | ||
vncserver -httpport 80 | vncserver -httpport 80 | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 24 November 2010
vnc allows you to connect to a remote computer's display over the network. It consists of a client and a server. The client is the viewer, the server provides the display. You can also allow browsers to view the server's desktop.
server
for a web browser
To configure vnc so it can be viewed from a web browser:
Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy)
Read and follow http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/all/tightvnc-java/download, then
sudo apt-get install tightvnc-java xfonts-base vncserver -httpport 80
Ubuntu 9.10
sudo apt-get install tightvnc-java tightvncserver vncserver -httpport 80
