[opensuse] VNC Like Windows

Paul Groves

15 Apr 2016 15 Apr '16

18:21

Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions. Using opensuse 42.1 Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

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Patrick Shanahan

15 Apr 15 Apr

19:02

* Paul Groves [04-15-16 14:22]:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions.

Using opensuse 42.1

Don't know what you want to know, work the same for me on tw. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Vojtěch Zeisek

19:04

15. dubna 2016 20:21:46 CEST, Paul Groves napsal:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions.

I _think_ I saw requested options in the settings, but I'm unable to guide You exactly... -- Vojtěch Zeisek http://trapa.cz/cs -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

sdm

19:07

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions.

Using opensuse 42.1

Thanks Is called X0vncserver, when i tried it with TigerVNC I had nothing but

On 04/15/2016 11:21 AM, Paul Groves wrote: problems but it did work, at least partially. I was getting disconnects when idle, then unable to reconnect when trying to reconnect, but give it a shot. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=TigerVNC&redirect=no -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Greg Freemyer

20:36

We had a similar discussion a couple weeks ago. Maybe my answer to that applies? I posted: === Looking on line it seems the XRDP session server allows session takeover of an X-session. The second answer here claims to have it working on Ubuntu with Gnome: http://askubuntu.com/questions/235905/use-xrdp-to-connect-to-desktop-session They are using: Xrdp, vino, and a RDP client. ==> Vino Is a VNC server for Gnome. I assume there is something similar for KDE? (vino is in factory) ==> Xrdp https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/wiki It's in OBS: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/X11:RemoteDesktop/xrdp There was a git commit just 3 days ago, so it is still being developed: https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp But the last release was almost 2 years ago. The version in OBS is pulled from GIT 6 months ago (I think). ==> RDP client For the client you can use any Windows PC ;) Or rdesktop is in factory (and has been for years). https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/X11:Utilities/rdesktop TBH, I haven't used rdesktop in 3 or 4 years, but I wasn't very happy with it at the time. I've forgotten what my issues were. I think I had a couple bugzillas open at the time. HTH Greg -- Greg Freemyer www.IntelligentAvatar.net -- Greg Freemyer www.IntelligentAvatar.net On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Paul Groves wrote:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions.

Using opensuse 42.1

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Istvan Gabor

20:51

Paul Groves írta:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions.

Use x11vnc: x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. There is a package for it in the repos. man x11vnc explains how to setup connection through ssh tunnel. Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

James Knott

16 Apr 16 Apr

02:18

On 04/15/2016 04:51 PM, Istvan Gabor wrote:

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Paul Groves írta:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions. Use x11vnc: x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. There is a package for it in the repos. man x11vnc explains how to setup connection through ssh tunnel.

Istvan

I just tried that and noticed that it displays the existing desktop. Is there anyway to get it to display a new desktop, the was X11 does? Another issue is when a 1080p display (my desktop) is accessed by a 720p display (my notebook, it's necessary to scroll around the screen to see the entire desktop. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Andrei Borzenkov

04:14

16.04.2016 05:18, James Knott пишет:

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On 04/15/2016 04:51 PM, Istvan Gabor wrote:

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Paul Groves írta:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions. Use x11vnc: x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. There is a package for it in the repos. man x11vnc explains how to setup connection through ssh tunnel.

Istvan

I just tried that and noticed that it displays the existing desktop. Is

Surprise. That was exactly what OP asked for.

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there anyway to get it to display a new desktop, the was X11 does?

vncserver

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Another issue is when a 1080p display (my desktop) is accessed by a 720p display (my notebook, it's necessary to scroll around the screen to see the entire desktop.

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Paul Groves

12:10

Thanks for the suggestions. I will try x11vnc today as Istvan suggested (thanks) and will post my results later on. On 16 April 2016 at 05:14, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:

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16.04.2016 05:18, James Knott пишет:

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On 04/15/2016 04:51 PM, Istvan Gabor wrote:

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Paul Groves írta:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions. Use x11vnc: x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. There is a package for it in the repos. man x11vnc explains how to setup connection through ssh tunnel.

Istvan

I just tried that and noticed that it displays the existing desktop. Is

Surprise. That was exactly what OP asked for.

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there anyway to get it to display a new desktop, the was X11 does?

vncserver

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Another issue is when a 1080p display (my desktop) is accessed by a 720p display (my notebook, it's necessary to scroll around the screen to see the entire desktop.

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Paul Groves

17 Apr 17 Apr

14:12

OK, some progress, when I run the GUI for x11vnc and specify port 5900, type a password and apply, I can use VNC fine from a remote machine just as I requested. Now when I run x11vnc -display:0 -rfbport 5900 -rfbauth /home/admin/x11vnc.pass I only get server not found error. (yes I have run x11vnc -storepassword mypassword /home/admin/x11vnc.pass already) I have tried x11vnc with -forever I have turned off suse firewall Still no luck. Anyone know what I am doing wrong? On 16 April 2016 at 13:10, Paul Groves wrote:

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Thanks for the suggestions. I will try x11vnc today as Istvan suggested (thanks) and will post my results later on.

On 16 April 2016 at 05:14, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:

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16.04.2016 05:18, James Knott пишет:

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On 04/15/2016 04:51 PM, Istvan Gabor wrote:

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Paul Groves írta:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions. Use x11vnc: x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. There is a package for it in the repos. man x11vnc explains how to setup connection through ssh tunnel.

Istvan

I just tried that and noticed that it displays the existing desktop. Is

Surprise. That was exactly what OP asked for.

...
there anyway to get it to display a new desktop, the was X11 does?

vncserver

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Another issue is when a 1080p display (my desktop) is accessed by a 720p display (my notebook, it's necessary to scroll around the screen to see the entire desktop.

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Patrick Shanahan

14:43

* Paul Groves [04-17-16 10:12]:

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OK, some progress, when I run the GUI for x11vnc and specify port 5900, type a password and apply, I can use VNC fine from a remote machine just as I requested.

Now when I run x11vnc -display:0 -rfbport 5900 -rfbauth /home/admin/x11vnc.pass I only get server not found error. (yes I have run x11vnc -storepassword mypassword /home/admin/x11vnc.pass already)

I have tried x11vnc with -forever I have turned off suse firewall

Still no luck. Anyone know what I am doing wrong?

On 16 April 2016 at 13:10, Paul Groves wrote:

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Thanks for the suggestions. I will try x11vnc today as Istvan suggested (thanks) and will post my results later on.

On 16 April 2016 at 05:14, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:

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16.04.2016 05:18, James Knott пишет:

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On 04/15/2016 04:51 PM, Istvan Gabor wrote:

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Paul Groves írta:

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Dos anyone know hoe to set up VNC to work like on windows? i.e. show the actual display of the physical monitor and do not allow multiple sessions. Use x11vnc: x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays. There is a package for it in the repos. man x11vnc explains how to setup connection through ssh tunnel.

Istvan

I just tried that and noticed that it displays the existing desktop. Is

Surprise. That was exactly what OP asked for.

...
there anyway to get it to display a new desktop, the was X11 does?

vncserver

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Another issue is when a 1080p display (my desktop) is accessed by a 720p display (my notebook, it's necessary to scroll around the screen to see the entire desktop.

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perhaps you should designate a "server" as I don't see one on the commandline you quote. I don't use x11vnc, rather tigervnc and must designate a server there: vncviewer --passwd ~/.vnc/passwd <server> ps: you might consider trimming ???? following local convention for quoting ???? -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Istvan Gabor

18 Apr 18 Apr

09:30

Paul Groves írta:

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OK, some progress, when I run the GUI for x11vnc and specify port 5900, type a password and apply, I can use VNC fine from a remote machine just as I requested.

Now when I run x11vnc -display:0 -rfbport 5900 -rfbauth /home/admin/x11vnc.pass I only get server not found error. (yes I have run x11vnc -storepassword mypassword /home/admin/x11vnc.pass already)

It's not clear what are your doing exactly since you didn't write your vncviewer command. I tried your vncserver command on my local machine and it works. -rfbport 5900 tells x11vnc server it has to listen to port 5900. Since this is the default option it is not necessary to specify it. Let's see how to make a connection between a local machine named "local" and and a remote machine named "remote". On local you run the command in a terminal: x11vnc -rfbauth path/to/password/file -display :0 On remote you run: vncviewer <local> :0 Here local should be local's URL address. If you run on local: x11vnc -rfbport 5902 -rfbauth path/to/password/file -display :0 you have to run on remote: vncviewer <local> :2 Don't omit the space between <local> and :0 or :2 Naturally ports 5900 or 5902 should be enabled in the firewall. Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Roger Oberholtzer

10:04

I start the server via xinetd. /etc/xinetd.d/x11vncservice on the server system looks like this: service x11vncservice { socket_type = stream protocol = tcp wait = no user = root server = /usr/bin/x11vnc server_args = -inetd -rfbauth /etc/vncpasswd -o /var/log/x11vnc.log -find -env FD_XDM=1 -shared -forever port = 5900 type = UNLISTED } You can figure the command line if wanting to start it by hand. My client command is (connecting to a server called 'sys47'): vncviewer -passwd /home/roger/.vncpasswd sys47:0 Don't remember why I use vncviewer as the client. But it has been working great. Roger Oberholtzer RST Systems Office: +46 (0)10-615 6020 Mobile: +46 (0)70-815 1696 roger.oberholtzer@ramboll.se ________________________________________ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden www.rambollrst.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

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