On Thu, 2023-06-29 at 14:31 -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 1:48 PM Matthew Saltzman <m...@clemson.edu> > wrote: > > > > I would like to set up a workstation in a network closet with no > > monitor or keyboard attached and run a (GNOME shell) desktop > > session > > from another machine on the local network. > > > > What's the best way to do that in Fedora 38, and is there a good > > source > > of documentation someplace? The GNOME desktop sharing facility > > requires > > that the connection be to an active session logged in on the > > console. > > Googling hasn't been much help for recent distros. > > For headless server administration, the admin typically just SSH into > the box and administers from the command line. That's because servers > usually lack the GUI packages, and admins are usually adept at the > command line.
I'm aware of that, thanks. This is intended to be a workstation serving GUI apps over a LAN. I want to be able to use something like GNOME Connections or Remmina to log into a desktop session > > If you want a remote desktop, and you have a machine that provides a > GUI or desktop, then I believe VLC server or RealVNC is what you are > looking for. VLC server looks like it's for streaming media. There seem to be a few choices for VNC servers: TigerVNC, neatvnc, wayvnc, x11vnc. What should I look for when choosing one? Anybody have a particular recommendation? Ease of administration would be a plus. Thanks. > > Jeff -- Matthew Saltzman School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Clemson University mjs AT clemson DOT edu _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
