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| − | [[vnc]] allows you to [[control a 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. | + | [[vnc]] allows you to [[control a computer]]'s display over the [[network]]. It consists of a client and a server. The client is the viewer, the server provides the display. |
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| − | = server =
| + | To read on [[find out your distribution]]. |
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| − | == for vncviewer == | + | = Ubuntu = |
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| − | === Fedora 14 === | + | == Server == |
| − | * install vncserver
| + | To set up a VNC server with Ubuntu [[open a console]] and issue |
| − | yum install tigervnc-server
| + | sudo apt-get update |
| − | * install software to start a KDE desktop
| + | sudo apt-get install tightvncserver |
| − | yum install kdebase-workspace | + | |
| − | * install some software to experiment with
| + | To start it issue the [[command]] |
| − | yum install gedit xterm | |
| − | * install the fonts
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| − | yum install zvbi-fonts
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| − | * stop fedora's firewall
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| − | /etc/init.d/iptables stop
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| − | chkconfig iptables off
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| − | * start vncserver once to get a configuration folder
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| − | vncserver
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| − | * kill vncserver
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| − | [[killall]] -9 Xvnc
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| − | * create a new startup configuration for vncserver
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| − | cat >.vnc/xstartup << EOF
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| − | #!/bin/sh
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| − | vncconfig -iconic &
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| − | startkde
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| − | EOF
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| − | * start vncserver again
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| | vncserver | | vncserver |
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| − | == for a web browser ==
| + | To stop it issue the command |
| − | In this chapter we will set up a vnc server that acts as a web browser, so we have a VNC session in a browser. It will look like this:
| + | sudo killall Xvnc |
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| − | [[Image:Snapshot-vnc-in-a-browser.png|525px]]
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| − | === Fedora 14 ===
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| − | * install and start vncserver
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| − | yum install tigervnc-server-applet
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| − | vncserver -httpport 80
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| − | * install xterm as vncserver will by default try to start xterm. Install nmap to verify vncserver is listening on a network port.
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| − | yum install xterm nmap
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| − | * verify the server is listening on port 80
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| − | # nmap localhost
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| − | Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2010-11-28 09:57 UTC
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| − | Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)
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| − | Host is up (0.000015s latency).
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| − | Not shown: 996 closed ports
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| − | PORT STATE SERVICE
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| − | 22/tcp open ssh
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| − | '''80/tcp open http'''
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| − | 5901/tcp open vnc-1
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| − | 6001/tcp open X11:1
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| − | * stop the firewall
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| − | /etc/init.d/iptables stop
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| − | chkconfig iptables off
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| − | * point your browser to your server
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| − | * you can log in, then you see the same content as when calling vncviewer
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| − | === Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) ===
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| − | Read and follow http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/all/tightvnc-java/download, then
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| − | sudo apt-get install tightvnc-java xfonts-base
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| − | vncserver -httpport 80
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| − | === Ubuntu 9.10 ===
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| − | sudo apt-get install tightvnc-java tightvncserver | |
| − | vncserver -httpport 80
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| − | | |
| − | === Ubuntu 10.04 ===
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| − | Errors like
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| − | Xtightvnc[6159]: segfault at e28116d8 ip 00007fdee17c635e sp 00007fffc36b0930 error 4 in libc-2.11.1.so[7fdee177d000+17a000]
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| − | === Ubuntu 10.10 === | + | == Client == |
| − | cat >>/etc/apt/sources.list<<EOF
| + | Command |
| − | deb http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl/ubuntu/ maverick main multiverse
| + | vncviewer ''myserver'':1 |
| − | EOF
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| − | apt-get update
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| − | apt-get install tightvnc-java
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| − | apt-get install tightvncserver
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| − | vncserver -httpport 80
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| − | results in errors like
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| − | Xtightvnc[3508]: segfault at 8475f6d8 ip 00007f5e837127aa sp 00007fff06913a70 error 4 in libc-2.12.1.so[7f5e836c9000+17a000] | |
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| | = TroubleShooting = | | = TroubleShooting = |
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| | = See also = | | = See also = |
| | * http://www.online-marketwatch.com/HttpTunnel4vnc/ | | * http://www.online-marketwatch.com/HttpTunnel4vnc/ |
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vnc allows you to control a computer's display over the network. It consists of a client and a server. The client is the viewer, the server provides the display.
To read on find out your distribution.
Ubuntu
Server
To set up a VNC server with Ubuntu open a console and issue
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
To start it issue the command
vncserver
To stop it issue the command
sudo killall Xvnc
Client
Command
vncviewer myserver:1
TroubleShooting
Fonts e.g. in nautilus do not work. For CentOs 6:
yum install bitmap-miscfixed-fonts
See also
