You might try using a ~/.vnc/xstartup file that looks more like...
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#!/bin/sh
[ -r \$HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
# Start clipboard helper app
vncconfig -nowin &
/usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients
display=`echo $DISPLAY | sed -e 's/.*:/:/'`
vncserver -kill $display
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This will give you a GNOME desktop on a Fedora Core Linux system. It
should would with any Linux distro with Linux on it.
Steve
On Mar 2, 2007, at 8:06 AM, Corne Beerse wrote:
SRM SRM wrote:
VNC Group,
This is the first time I'm using VNC.
I have a linux desktop and I've started the vnc server by
typing
"vncserver".
Now on my windows pc, I opened the vnc viewer and tried to
view the
linux desktop locally on the windows pc. Here is exactly what I
do...
Start/Programs/Real VNC/VNC Viewer4/Run VNC Viewer
Afterwards, a window comes up that shows me a root unix prompt/
shell
to the linux desktop. However, it does not show me the
linux gui
desktop itself (ie, the menu bar at the bottom of the screens,
etc).
This is not 'the' desktop, it is 'a' desktop. It is most likely the
tiny window manager (twm) which shows an xterm application. There
are various ways to get an other desktop in there.
The most easy shot you can get is to see if your distribution
provides anything with vnc. If so. best to start using that, it is
most likely pre-configured for your distribution.
be noted, vnc on unix does not provide a view to the console
desktop by default, it gives a new, fresh desktop. If you want a
view to the console-desktop, that needs a special setup, also
available with some distributions or even with some desktop-
environments.
Again, I only get a shell (which is just like ssh-ing into
the box)
but I dont get the entire linux gui on my windows box.
True, it is like ssh-ing, including an X11 connection. However, it
is not encrypted!
CBee
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