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'''NOTE: there is now a ''' The one-click [httphttps://www.amahi.org/apps/vnc VNC App]'''has been discontinued for Amahi 7 or greater. The reason is that it pulls a lot of packages, including desktop and that breaks DNS in Fedora.</div><br /div>
:'''NOTE:''' See [[TigerVNC]] for Amahi 8/9 (Fedora 21/23) guidance.__TOC__ = Using VNC to use a remote desktop in the HDA =
Using [http://realvnc.com/ VNC] is useful if:
There are various ways to get the server going in your HDA. All of them require the server software.
# Amahi [http://www.amahi.org/apps/VNC VNC]: one-click installapplication.# Manually as described below (notes may require some revision).
=== Manual Install ===
* Complete the steps in [[GUI_Install_for_Express_Disc|Express Disc Desktop]] guidance (Amahi 7 ONLY).
* As root, install the server:
== Method 1 ==
* Open a terminal, become root and install the VNC server (tigervnc-server) as stated in the Manual Install section.
When the install has completed, press ctrl-D to end the root session. Leave the terminal open, or open one now.
*The following commands are entered as '''User'''.
Starting applications specified in /home/user/.xauthority
Log file is /home/user/.vnc/host.localdomain:1.log
* You can edit the configuration files using your choice of editor. Nano is used below.
Press the Y key. The prompt will change, showing you the file name.
Press the enter key, this will store your change and exit Nano.
*The following commands are entered as '''Root'''.
* It does involve the dreaded CLI.
* Since my HDA does not get rebooted often, this is not a huge problem
= General Instructions =
More detailed instructions are available [http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/configure-vnc-server-in-fedora/ here].
This helpful page has helped with [http://www.windowsreference.com/internet-explorer/windows-has-blocked-this-software-because-it-cant-verify-the-publisher/ blocking VNC]
