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* someone is running Linux and requesting support from you | * someone is running Linux and requesting support from you | ||
* you want to train a user how to work with a specific gui software | * you want to train a user how to work with a specific gui software | ||
| − | * you have | + | * you have worked on your desktop computer and want to continue work in front of the TV (Simpsons coming) on your notebook |
Revision as of 21:22, 8 July 2009
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
