Questions tagged [vnc]
Virtual Network Computing - platform-independent remote display system
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how to call TurboVNC in lightdm.conf?
I am trying to change the [VNCserver] in lightdm.conf from TightVNC to TurboVNC
but after I finished the installation of TurboVNC, I must open it by /opt/TurboVNC/bin/vncserver instead of just the ...
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How To VNC Into a Headless Windows 10 Machine
I want to connect to my headless work PC from my home PC.
Before I made my work PC headless, I connected to my work PC (Windows 10 Enterprise) using my home PC (Windows 10 Home) via RDP, and that ...
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How to Send control+option from Windows client to Mac VNC Screen Sharing?
I need to be able to send control+option+arrows from Windows client to Mac with vnc screen sharing enabled.
However, RealVNC sends command key when I press alt key.
According to the page below, it's ...
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Windows 10: Shift+Tab not working
On a Windows 10 box, I found that I can't send Shift+Tab to (at least some) applications, such as Notepad++.
I am using that machine remotely via a VNC session (Remmina client under Xubuntu, the ...
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How to setup RealVNC Server Home subscription without GUI on Ubuntu 18.04?
I acquired the .deb file from https://www.realvnc.com/download/file/vnc.files/VNC-Server-6.7.1-Linux-x64.deb. I installed using dpkg. I cannot add a license key as I have a home subscription. I only ...
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Is there any way to use /dev/video0 as source for VNC server?
is there any way to use /dev/video0 as source for VNC server?
I have HDMI grabber connected to USB and I would like to use this video source (/dev/video0) as input for VNC server.
So after I connect ...
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Use Laptop as monitor (Ubuntu 18.04)
I have two laptops, both with Ubuntu installed. In the same network, I want one of them to be converted to simply be a monitor (like a slave for the main laptop, but not only share keyboard and mouse ...
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x11vnc only show a small window size of remote machine
I am using x11vnc and it was working well and fit my entire monitor, the resolution of remote machine and my own host are both same which 1920x1080.
I had one reboot just now and the windows size had ...
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Forward VNC traffic through a middle machine
I have 3 machines..
A. My local machine at home (MacOSX).
B. Machine at work that I can SSH into (middle man). It is a small virtual machine running Ubuntu server and I can open new ports
C. Another ...
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Solution to open a windows server multiple GUI session for same user
I am working on a Computer vision application. which launches an application on a remote server and navigates through GUI application to check if it's working fine.
How I do it now is I installed my ...
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Signout / Logout RealVNC Debian 10
Is it possible to LogOut or SignOut of RealVNC Server on Debian 10 System?
I have installed REalVNC with the the wrong credentials (UserNAme and Password) and when I remove and re-install RealVNC it ...
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Unable to activate GNOME screen sharing
As the title says I'm unable to activate screen sharing over the settings menu. The button it there but I am unable to toggle it, it just does not respond.
A had screen sharing running and working on ...
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X11 forwarding on a private network
I have a Linux server on a 192.168.x.y subnet talking to a few devices and a single Windows server.
I am talking to the Windows server over it's 10.a.b.c subnet/vlan internal to the site I work at.
In ...
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How to disable clipboard function on TightVNC server
I looked at the manual of TightVNC Server but I couldn't find any option to disable clipboard function in order to block copy/paste between host machine and remote machine.
I use TightVNC Server (...
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TightVNC and Ubuntu 18.04 desktop not working properly
I have a home server running Ubuntu Desktop 18.04. I'm trying to get the full Gnome desktop using TightVNC in a headless configuration. I can't quite seem to find the correct arguments for the Xvnc-...
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iPad as a second monitor using computer's wifi-hotspot
I am on Ubuntu 18.04.
I have previously used my iPad as a second monitor using VNC when
my devices were connected to the same network.
However, currently I can only use a LAN cable with my PC. I ...
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Remmina: Unknown authentication scheme from VNC server: 13, 5, 6, 130, 192
I am trying to set up a VNC connection from my PC (Ubuntu 18.04) to a headless (I can use only terminal) Raspberry Pi zero w (Rasbian 2020) using Remmina, but I am getting the error window:
Unknown ...
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Can connect to VNC server from one location but not another
I have a VNC server running on a desktop at Physical Location (PL) A. (it's behind a router, forwarding port 5900 to the desktop). There is no firewall on the desktop.
For years I have been able to ...
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Cannot connect to MacOS Mojave via VNC from Windows 10
I am trying to connect to my MacOS Mojave via VNC. I have enabled "Remote Management" in "System Preferences" > "Sharing" and added me and/or all other users to the users that are allowed to have ...
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VNC Server not starting on mate arch linux (result = connection refused by computer in vnc viewer) on arch linux
The log file of tigervnc server has this in it:
mate-session[1077]: WARNING: Could not make bus activated clients aware of DISPLAY=:1 environment variable: Could not connect: Connection refused
mate-...
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VNC desktop sharing doesn't work in home network with router
I am trying to setup VNC desktop sharing within home network based on a common router. 2 Linux (OpenSUSE Leap 15.1) PCs are connected via LAN, a Windows Laptop and two Android tablets (and phones, etc....
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TightVNC server crashes when scrolling in gedit in XFCE
I'm using TightVNC Server version 1.3.9 on a Debian Buster VM, and TightVNC Viewer version 2.8.11 on Windows 10 1709.
If I
Run the VNC Server using vncserver -geometry 1920x1080 and the xstartup ...
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Clipboard does not work using tigervnc, even with options enabled on client and server
I cannot get clipboard (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V to work on a tigervnc session). The vncserver is running Ubuntu 18.04 and XFCE. I'm starting the server using the following command:
vncserver -xstartup ~/....
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Need to show user prompt as accept in ultraVNC Here is the scenario
Here is the scenario,
I am planning to implement remote control via ultraVNC, I have installed VNC in both the computers. I am able to connect to the user computer without the user accepting the ...
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remote control a Mac from different network
I'm trying to connect two Macs that are not in the same Wi-Fi network. I'd like to use terminal instead of available Remote Desktop programs.
My remote Mac had already all the preferences active in "...
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Run a new application every time VNC remote session is created by a user
VNC is basically share the remote desktop of the host. I want to open a specific application whenever the VNC session is created to a remote host .There is xstartup script which is used to achieve ...
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Why is PuTTY fast but VNC over PuTTY is slow?
I am using PuTTY (Win 10) to SSH-tunnel a remote VNC desktop (CentOS 7).
After login, if simply typing in a PuTTY's terminal, I can get instant display echo; however, if typing in a VNC terminal, ...
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RDP Alternative on linux (Ubuntu 18)
Does someone know a valid alternative on Linux that runs with performance comparable to the RDP on windows 10?
FreeRDP and VNC have bad FPS performance, and the only program I found which can ...
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How to VNC to Ubuntu 14.04+ (16.04, 18.04) from Windows without turning off require-encryption in vino?
A well known problem with Ubuntu's default VNC Server (vino) since at least 14.04 is that by default it sets require-encryption to be true.
Sometimes, there are situations where we cannot change this ...
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KDE panel missing on tigervnc vnc session
I want to gain VNC access to a tigervnc server. Both laptops runs with ArchLinux sddm KDE xorg (not wayland) and it took me a day to get the server running and an Dolphin is opening - just nothing ...
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Windows 10 RealVNC Viewer "The connection closed unexpectedly"
Suddenly I got this error message when I try to connect to already working connections:
The connection closed unexpectedly
So, it is not really network issue:
When I boot in safe mode with ...
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How to enable screen sharing when using networkd in netplan?
On Ubuntu 18.04, I am configuring a bond of 2 interfaces and using 2 interfaces of another NIC. Here is my netplan entry:
network:
version: 2
renderer: networkd
ethernets:
eno1:
dhcp4: ...
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CConn: unable connect to socket: Connection refused (111)
I have a Raspberry Pi4 with Ubuntu 19.10 installed and am using it headless via ssh from a Linux laptop.
I want access to a vncserver and have installed tightvncserver following this guide
I have ...
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connecting linux computer using vnc
I'm trying to connect to a linux computer using a vnc viewer, but the connection times out.
when I type netstat -na, none of the ports listed are 5900, which as I understood is the one VNC uses.
Is it ...
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How to Login via RealVNC Connect first time on Raspberry Pi
I have a new Raspberry Pi and am attempting to setup headless operation using the recommended RealVNC. The server is operating fine (I see the verification information) and I have set up the VNC ...
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vnc doesn't work (connection successful, but I can't see any graphics)
I'm trying to use VNC on a remote server of mine. My local machine and the remote machine are both running Ubuntu 18.04. There are no errors produced by any of the installation commands, but I just ...
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How do I run OpenCV apps remotely (thru VNC/RDP)?
What I want to accomplish: For my coursework I require to compile and execute OpenCV programs. It's all well, I installed the OpenCV library into the remote Debian server and compiled my first test ...
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X11VNC reacts very slow with no monitor attached
I set up a debian 10 MATE on a fanless miniPC, Quadcore Celeron, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SSD.
I would like to use this miniPC connected to LAN, with no monitor connected, only with VNC.
I tested some ...
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trouble connecting to VNC on GCP over mobile data
I have a VNC server running on a GCP instance and I can connect to it using my internet at home. When I try to connect to it using mobile data (cellphone hotspot or a SIM card in my laptop), the VNC ...
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VNC Server Error: New main PID <PID> does not belong to service
I installed tigervnc-server on CentOS Linux (release 7.7.1908).
I configured and enabled VNC service successfully, however, running
sudo systemctl status vncserver@:1.service
gives the following ...
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xtightvncviewer showing a gray screen
This is my ~/.vnc/xstartup file
#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
startxfce4 &
While connecting from another system where xtightvncviewer is installed, I get only a gray screen.
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Can not get vncserver to start on rhel 7
Good day
I'm running RHEL 7.6 with kernel version 3.10.0-514.el7.x86_64.
Vncserver version is tigervnc-server-1.8.0-17.el7.x86_64.
My vncserver@:1.service file looks like this, I have replaced <...
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How does one connect Raspberry Pi 4B to mac using arch linux vnc?
I installed TigerVNC in an attempt to connect with a macbook but could not get past a No matching security types error. What can I do to connect? I can connect using tigervnc to a Windows 7 server ...
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An Alternative to RDP?
I use an ERP software for business whose data can't be kept at workplace for security reasons. I have two PCs for billing. If I host the company data online as FTP server, there is always a chance for ...
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How to setup a VNC server on Windows 10 and secure with SSH?
I need to use OpenGL on a remote Win 10 computer so can't use RDP. I also need a secure connection so VNC over SSH looks like a good solution.
So far I've installed and configured OpenSSH and ...
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vncserver service fails to start
Trying to setup VNCServer for accessing a CentOS7 machine via Windows Remote Desktop and getting errors starting the VNC service:
[root@HW006 ~]# systemctl start vncserver@:1
Job for vncserver@:1....
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Black screen when trying to run (Tiger)VNC with Gnome under Fedora 30
I have seen variants of this issue logged all over the place, but none of the reported solutions seem to work for me. I am running Fedora 30 as a client under VMWware ESXi and want to access the ...
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Why has RealVNC's VNC Viewer stopped connecting to my Mac fullscreen?
I've been using VNC Viewer to connect to my Mac Mini for some time now. I got things set up so that the viewer would dictate the resolution, so I could use the full resolution of my monitor (which is ...
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How to tunnel VNC across multiple tunnels
I have a unique problem where I'm trying to tunnel my VNC connection over SSH, however, I need to tunnel it through two systems to be able to access my VNC session remotely, because my company network ...
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VNC Keyboard Mapping Mismatch
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I am using a VNC Viewer to connect from my local client Windows 10 Home to a remote mac OS X El Capitan host. Unfortunately, on my remote desktop the key-to-character mappings are ...
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