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The [[WebVNC]] application sets up a web page to access a Java applet for VNC connections. VNC is graphical remote control desktop software. VNC allows you to connect to a desktop on the the Amahi server from a remote computer (Windows or Linux). WebVNC is simpler to setup than regular VNC, but you must have a desktop session open on your HDA to be able to open a WebVNC session.
To establish remote desktop connectivity on a Fedora-based Amahi install, two elements are required:
== Install the WebVNC Package ==
* # Go to http://setup* # Select the Apps tab* # Select the Available option* # Click on WebVNC* # Click the install icon to install the WebVNC server package on your HDA
'''Note:''' ''You must have a desktop session open'' on your HDA to be able to open a WebVNC session. If you have a headless HDA server, see below.
Sorry, some manual work is needed to run the server:
* # Log into the computer running the HDA, e.g. as a normal user* Edit # Launch a command line/terminal session (From the GNOME desktop, select Applications > System Tools > Terminal)# Login as super user:<br /><br />#:su#:password: ''enter root password''<br /><br /># Change the permissions of /etc/sysconfig/vncservers to allow editing with the following command:<br /><br />#:chmod 775 /etc/sysconfig/vncservers<br /><br /># Open the file /etc/sysconfig/vncservers with your favorite a text editor. Add (Applications > Accessories > gedit Text Editor on the GNOME desktop) and add the following two lines to the bottom of the file:
::VNCSERVERS="1:''yourusername''"
::VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024x768 -depth 16"
::''yourusername'' is the desktop user you use to login to your HDA desktop. Make sure there is no # comment symbol # in front of your entries. This entry will create a 1024 x 768 desktop with 16M colors on your remote machine. ::You can set the desktop resolution to any value you want. If you set it slightly less than the native resolution of the display on the remote computer, the scrolling bars can be eliminated.  ::You can also setup sessions for multiple users and computers. More detailed instructions are available [http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/configure-vnc-server-in-fedora/ here].
== Turn on Desktop Sharing ==
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