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I'm looking for a program to remote desktop from my macbook pro to the ubuntu VM I have set up on my home computer. I've read chicken of the VNC works but after using it, it seems to be incredibly laggy. Is there a better solution out there or do I just have to deal with it?

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If you just want a single program, you could also try ssh -X ubuntuVM and then run your programs, e.g.: firefox & – sarnold Mar 4 '11 at 1:35
off-topic, should go to superuser.com – mauris Mar 4 '11 at 1:36
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This site lists a number of servers, such as Vino and krfb. On the mac, you can just use the Screen Sharing client (in Finder's Go menu, click Connect to Server, then enter the address vnc://192.168.0.6 or whatever IP address the Ubuntu system is on, making sure to retain the vnc:// portion).

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This seems promising. I've tried this but it just seems to spend forever trying to contact the ubuntu VM, even after I authenticate the connection on ubuntu. Is this screen sharing meant for this purpose? – DamonKashu Mar 4 '11 at 1:44
Screen sharing is just a VNC client. It's definitely an issue with your server software (Chicken)…unless you have a slow network/router? – Inspire48 Mar 4 '11 at 2:19
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Consider using NX - it should be a lot faster than VNC.

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JollysFastVNC is reportedly the fastest VNC server available for OSX.

That said, in my experience slow connections in/out from Ubuntu often mean it's trying to do IPv6 when it shouldn't be.

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