Public bug reported: Binary package hint: x11vnc
As far as I can tell, x11vnc doesn't create a menu item [1], which may be confusing to some users, e.g., newbies using Xubuntu and needing a remote desktop. It should create a menu item, perhaps under "System Tools" and perhaps using some options like "-timeout 300 -unixpw -gui". I can make an argument that -gui might be confusing for some users. And if it's used as a remote desktop t-shooting tool, -unixpw might be a problem since the support person is unlikly to have a local account and sharing user passwords is always a bad idea. Perhaps a "x11vnc Remote Desktop" and "x11vnc for Desktop T-Shooting" (using, e.g., -timeout 300 -passwd tsh00t)? Though that begs the question about how to tell the user what the password is. A splash-screen might help. Regardless, x11vnc is extremely impressive and I've very pleased to have found it! See also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu- meta/+bug/56670/comments/4 $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu hardy (development branch)" $ apt-cache policy x11vnc x11vnc: Installed: 0.9.3.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 0.9.3.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 0.9.3.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ____________________________ [1] $ dpkg -L x11vnc | sort /. /usr /usr/bin /usr/bin/x11vnc /usr/share /usr/share/doc /usr/share/doc/x11vnc /usr/share/doc/x11vnc/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/x11vnc/changelog.Debian.gz /usr/share/doc/x11vnc/changelog.gz /usr/share/doc/x11vnc/copyright /usr/share/doc/x11vnc/NEWS.gz /usr/share/doc/x11vnc/README.gz /usr/share/doc/x11vnc/TODO /usr/share/man /usr/share/man/man1 /usr/share/man/man1/x11vnc.1.gz ** Affects: libvncserver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- x11vnc should create a menu item https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212704 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
