VNC

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

What you need

• A server
• A client

Client

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

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

More detailed instructions are available here.