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To configure vnc so it can be viewed from a web browser:
 
To configure vnc so it can be viewed from a web browser:
  
=== Ubuntu ===
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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
 
  sudo apt-get install tighvnc-java
 
  sudo apt-get install tighvnc-java
 
  vncserver -httpport 80
 
  vncserver -httpport 80

Revision as of 21:14, 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 tighvnc-java
vncserver -httpport 80