On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Les Mikesell wrote: > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > i just now noticed, in the files that come with the vnc-server > > package, the "x0vncserver" program. "man x0vncserver": > > > > "x0vncserver is a VNC server which continuously polls any X display, > > allowing it to be controlled via VNC..." > > > > ok, so does that give one the ability to control a remote session, > > the way paul johnson was waxing nostalgic about earlier? i must > > investigate further ... > > > > There are any number of ways to 'control a remote session'. If you > mean specifically while it is also displayed on the main console, > then the X module is one way to do it. sorry, but by "X module," do you mean the aforementioned x0vncserver? > I think KDE and Gnome have desktop sharing options too. I usually > run the desktop I want to share under freenx and always access it > remotely since the performance is better than vnc - but vnc is good > enough it you just want to check some long-running program > occasionally. i realize there are options outside of VNC, i just wanted to keep that wiki page VNC-specific. admittedly, though, i've never used freenx. now you've piqued my interest ... rday p.s. i've already updated the VNC wiki page to discuss x0vncserver. -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Home page: http://crashcourse.ca Fedora Cookbook: http://crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Fedora_Cookbook ========================================================================
