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Revision as of 20:27, 1 November 2008
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)
- 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.
