On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:35:21 -0500, Peter Arremann <loony@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Monday 27 December 2004 22:20, Michael J. Pawlowsky wrote: > > Ryan D'Baisse wrote: > > > Am I missing something or is THIS what VNC consists of? If this > > > really is all that VNC has to offer then why would I use VNC instead > > > of SSH? > > > > It's basically a remote X. > > Put whatever you want to startup in your ~/.vnc/xstartup file. > > > > If you want a gnome-session, put that into it. > > If you only wanted an xclock, you can have that. > > > > This is a Linux environment... you make it into whatever you want it > > to be... You only want a term... you can have that... you want a > > flashy desktop, which a bunch of applets etc, you can have that. > > > > Vivre la difference! Linux gives you the choice! > > > > > > Mike > > Also, one should add that KDE has a internal vnc server (reachable through the > control panel) that will share the session you're currently logged in. Gnome > can do the same under the preferences -> Remote Desktop... > Both of these can be accessed with a vnc viewer easily. > My goal is to use Gnome and have the same GUI that I'm used to on my desktop. I edited the "./vnc/xstartup" file on the server. There were two lines that said something like "For a normal desktop uncomment the following two lines." I did that, but nothing. I did not see anything in there to start Gnome however. Shouldn't there be? Thanx, Ryan
