[edit] Using VNC to use a remote desktop in the HDA

Using VNC is useful if:

• You would like a Linux desktop to the HDA
• You would like to use a GUI to configure printer(s) and windows file sharing (Samba)
• You enjoy using the Linux desktop

[edit] What you need

• A server
• A client

[edit] Client

• For Windows
• For MAC
• For Linux, you have the vncviewer package, available in most, if not all distros

[edit] Server

To start the server in your HDA, you type this at the command line

 vncserver

The first time, it will ask for setting up a password. You can also specify a size, which I typically do a hair smaller than the desktop I plan to use it from. Example for 1280x1024:

 vncserver -geometry 1250x1000

For more detailed instructions refer to the FAQs