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| − | You | + | You want to access an X11 session that already exists. |
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| + | Reasons can be | ||
| + | * someone is running Linux and requesting support from you | ||
| + | * you want to train a user how to work with a specific gui software | ||
| + | * you have worked on your desktop computer and want to continue work in front of the TV (Simpsons coming) on your notebook | ||
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| + | So let's assume you want to access an X11 session of ''user'' on the computer ''user-desktop''. | ||
| + | Go to your computer and do: | ||
| + | you@your-computer $ ssh user@user-desktop | ||
user@user-desktop $ export DISPLAY=:0 | user@user-desktop $ export DISPLAY=:0 | ||
user@user-desktop $ x11vnc | user@user-desktop $ x11vnc | ||
| − | The program x11vnc tells you where to connect | + | The program x11vnc tells you where to connect. The line will read like |
| + | The VNC desktop is: user-desktop:0 | ||
Connect from your notebook: | Connect from your notebook: | ||
| − | + | you@your-computer $ vncviewer user-desktop:0 | |
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| + | = See also = | ||
| + | * [[webex]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:20, 11 January 2011
You want to access an X11 session that already exists.
Reasons can be
- someone is running Linux and requesting support from you
- you want to train a user how to work with a specific gui software
- you have worked on your desktop computer and want to continue work in front of the TV (Simpsons coming) on your notebook
So let's assume you want to access an X11 session of user on the computer user-desktop.
Go to your computer and do:
you@your-computer $ ssh user@user-desktop user@user-desktop $ export DISPLAY=:0 user@user-desktop $ x11vnc
The program x11vnc tells you where to connect. The line will read like
The VNC desktop is: user-desktop:0
Connect from your notebook:
you@your-computer $ vncviewer user-desktop:0
