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Is there any chance to set fractional scale on Integrated Matrox G200eW3 Graphics Controller?

I connect to a Ubuntu 22.04.2 node in a cloud through VNC. I would like to set a fractional scale of the display. But whenever I set the Scale and click Apply button in Displays settings, the Scale ...
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About switching application using Alt-Tab in MobaXterm when in a GUI tab

I am using MobaXterm on Windows 10 to connect to a Ubuntu GNOME GUI desktop in cloud through VNC. An annoying feature of MobaXterm is that, the other part of MobaXterm obtains focus when I press Alt-...
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How to do VNC w/ firewalls? [closed]

I successfully use VNC to connect to my computers on other networks, and in those situations, I either have control of the firewall or am using a VPN to connect in. But I'm wondering how I could help ...
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RealVNC connection ready at login page windows 11

RealVNC is already installed into my Windows 11 pro system. RealVNC work perfectly when login into windows and all programs start (like RealVNC) BUT Like my Ubuntu OS I want to authorize connection ...
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How to exit full-screen mode if Ctrl-Shift-Alt F key does not work?

I'm using a cloud service through SSH jump host using MobaXterm. After login, in the command line, I start vncserver using the command vncserver -localhost no -geometry 3840x2160 :5 and connect to a ...
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Is there a way to RDP into a laptop and still use its monitor as a second screen?

To be precise, in my case, a third screen. My setup is the following: I have a personal computer with two monitors. I also have a work laptop on my left. I usually RDP from my personal computer to my ...
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Kde desktop vnc issues

I run arch on my server with a kde plasma desktop. With no monitor connected, I get just a black screen on realvnc. Sometimes previously opened windows are visible but closing them reveals a black ...
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Cannot connect to VNC through reverse ssh

I am trying to set up a connection between my work machine (running Ubuntu 20) and my home machine (running Ubuntu 18) through a (G)cloud instance (running Ubuntu 20). Because of the strict firewall ...
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Virtual display and output on amdgpu drivers

My goal is to use a laptop as a screen for my main laptop through VNC. For that I need to create a virtual output (as the main laptop has only one HDMI that is connected to another display). I've read ...
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How can I enable screen sharing between two mac on different networks using VNC?

I have two mac with the same iCloud. First mac is M1 MacBook Pro with MacOS Monterey located in London. The second mac is MacBook Pro with MacOS Mojave located in Manchester. I need to do screen ...
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How to set vnc use adapted screen resolution on client machine?

I'm connecting from my windows 11 machine to a macbook, so I'm using tigervnc client, as it looks using vnc is the only options, there is no screen sharing app like in mac. But the problem is the ...
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mobaxterm use as vnc server [closed]

I'm running an application on an Ubuntu 22.04 server that uses GLX Standard (Paraview). But the users don't have console rights and I have to implement a VNC server. I see that MobaXterm supports ...
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Programs run (gedit, system monitor, etc) in TightVNC workspace open on local workspace instead of VNC workspace

I am running Ubuntu 20.04 and have install TightVNC using: sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies sudo apt install tightvncserver vncserver <input password> <verify password> vncserver -kill ...
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MacOS VNC server without sudo?

Is it possible to run any VNC server on macOS (either built-in or 3rd party) without having sudo or administrator rights? I want to use screensharing from my Home Mac (as client) to my Company Mac (as ...
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Is it possible to set a mac running MacOS Big Sur as a RDP (remote desktop protocol) host / server?

Question : Is it possible to set a mac running MacOS Big Sur as a RDP (remote desktop protocol) host / server ? To be clear im looking for a Mac to Mac RDP solution not a Mac to Windows RDP, or Mac to ...
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How to properly run GUI VNC clients on Cygwin

I want to use vinagre or remmina VNC clients but they fail to run: $ vinagre C:/cygwin64/bin/vinagre.exe: error while loading shared libraries: cygvte-2.91-0.dll: cannot open shared object file: No ...
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connecting to a vnc in aws ec2 from windows

example image The image above is in 4 parts my amzon-linux terminal. (everything seems fine...) the putty window which i used to open a tunnel the vnc failing to connect a chunk of output from -...
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Mobaxterm share clipboard with host?

Is there a way of copying and pasting between the host and the remote machine when using Mobaxterm? For example, I want to copy some text from the Windows host that I'm running Mobaxterm on, and paste ...
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vainfo/va-api does not work in wayland/xorg/via VNC

So I'm trying to get hardware acceleration to work on a Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2 running Ubuntu 22.04. What I did so far: added the user to the video and render group removed nomodeset from ...
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How to utilize GPU for/in VNC?

So I got a server that has an Intel processor featuring an iGPU (Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2) which I want to use. I installed everything so that when I SSH into the machine "vainfo" works - so ...
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VNC - Server is running but I cannot connect

I am pretty new on endeavourOS, but I've been using arch for the better part of a year. I want to connect my IPad via VNC, I used this guide/script to get a server running, but when I want to connect ...
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RDP session drops when connected to the same machine using VNC

Initially, I am connected to a server using RDP, when I am trying to connect to the same server using VNC viewer, the RDP connection drops. I have installed tigervnc on the remote server. I tried the ...
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How to open VNC connection in maximized window using .vnc file

I am using TightVNC along with a .vnc file to connect to a remote VNC server. The connection works, but the TightVNC window that opens is not maximized. I have searched for .vnc file options to ...
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VNC Client docker and port forwarding

I tried to access a docker image via port forwarding on a server with VNC Viewer. I used port forwarding in a docker-compose.yml like this : ports: - "5011:5901" - "5012:22/tcp&...
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Installing RealVNC Server on Ubuntu 22.04 error: `Download is performed unsandboxed as root as file`

Recently upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. I am trying to install RealVNC Server on an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS desktop. I downloaded the Debx64 file from here: https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/...
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Kali NetHunter KeX error ESM mode

When entering the KeX application, an error is thrown "Connection to VNC failed" When I enter the terminal and try to run through kex, I get: /usr/bin/kex: line 291: cmdkey.exe: command not ...
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KDE 22.04 X11 VNC Alt Shift Tab not performing Walk Through Windows (Reverse) Task Switcher

Alt+Shift+Tab will not switch tasks in reverse when I VNC into my Linux box from my Windows machine. It has something to do with backtab. My settings show that Alt_Shift+Backtab is set for reverse ...
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x2go/VNC - pass specific key combinations to the client PC

I would like to work connected to one or two remote desktops, each in fullscreen mode (so that I can easily Alt+Tab/Ctrl+Tab in it) and on a separate workspace, so that I can switch between local ...
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VNC Server Password not changing on port 5900

I'm trying to fix the VNC Server 'password' Password vulnerability of Metasploitable 2. I have changed the vncserver password using vncpasswd and it works fine for all the ports but 5900. After ...
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Vnc windows 10 login stuck

Hi i am running Tight VNC server on a remote win 10 PC which has 2 monitors. When i log in with a VNC viewer, it prompts me for a password and i am presented with the Windows 10 lock screen, ...
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Keboard grabbing VNC Viewer for Windows

I've used the cygwin X server XWin and gvncviewer to display a Linux desktop on a Windows machine, but the keyboard grabbing function offered by gvncviewer does not work in this configuration: I'm ...
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2 users remoting into one workstation

Can 2 users remote into one workstation or pc using vnc or remote desktop? Strictly for training or troubleshooting purposes. Both users view the same screen but one only observes while the other has ...
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What does unset SESSION_MANAGER do in vnc's xstartup file?

I am configuring my ubuntu server to be able to VNC into it, and within the xstartup file, I can see the line unset SESSION_MANAGER. I have googled around but can't seem to find what unset ...
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Can't Get Wireguard VPN to work with VNC

After much trials I have gotten my wireguard VPN to largely work to allow outside access to our local net, but something is still not quite right as VNC/screen sharing will not connect The setup: We ...
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How to connect to a Linux server using vncviewer?

I have access to a remote Linux server, and I would like to connect to it via vncviewer (RealVNC on windows). What sort of settings I should look for on the Linux server and how to use them in the ...
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Can I use virtual desktops with Windows and VNC?

I manage a Windows computer used for running various servers. There are multiple users who want to connect via VNC, but they often want to use the computer at once, thus blocking each others work. I ...
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How to fix "Failed to start VNC Server in Service Mode Daemon"

This problem first showed randomly when booting up my Kali Linux laptop, now it doesn't let me get into my desktop and shows me this error. I can get into tty1 and I tried to start, stop and restart ...
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Can I connect to a x11vnc session without having it being displayed on my PC's monitor?

I have a desktop machine running Fedora 36 KDE. I set up x11vnc on it with a systemd service file. Whenever I connect to the desktop via realvnc on my mac, the monitor of the desktop also turns on and ...
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VNC FullScreen in a multi-monitor setting grabs all keyboard input

I have eight monitors in a RHEL7 setup, all running Motif Window Manager (MWM), with one or more monitors showing only a vncviewer session. As long as vncviewer is windowed, this behaves as expected: ...
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"Connection closed unexpectedly" VNC

I've been following NetworkChucks new video about setting up Kali linux on Linode and connecting through vnc viewer. When i try and actually connect to my server it says that the connection has closed ...
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VNC (tigervnc) uses a lot of bandwidth

I am using tigerVNC and even with -geometry 1024x768 and the lowest quality it consumes 2 megabytes/s of bandwidth, which is not the case for me (My internet connection is 200-500kb/s). Is there a way ...
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Is there a way to have a virtual dekstop for RealVNC so that the remote user can use the device at the same time as someone in person?

I'm looking to allow the person using a windows desktop in person to be uninterrupted when a remote user connects over RealVNC at the same time. I believe this functionality already exists natively in ...
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Cannot Connect VNC through SSH to Windows from Unix

I mostly have Unix devices and use VNC through SSH to connect to all of them. However I have one Windows 10 PC and I cannot remote into it. On the Windows 10 PC, I installed TightVNC Server (Version ...
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Autostart a tigervnc session for the local display

Hi I'm trying to setup tigervnc so I can remotely view my laptops screen. I've followed the guide on the arch wiki (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/TigerVNC) and I can start the server but no matter ...
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With cygwin, how do you restart an ssh reverse tunnel without a forwarding issue "Warning: remote port forwarding failed" message occurring?

With cygwin, how do you restart an ssh reverse tunnel without a forwarding problem "Warning: remote port forwarding failed" message occurring? I have this command ssh -R 50500:127.0.0.1:5900 ...
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how do I make the display size bigger than 1920x1080 when screensharing on Mac

I have a main machine (Mac) and a few other machines I remote into. Windows is great, because it stores credentials, resizes when I size the window, and goes to the full resolution of the screen - ...
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How to permanently change tigervnc menu key to something other then f8

I'm using tigervncviewer in windows 10 to connect to my development machine. I regularly run things in the debugger there, which is a problem because the f8 key is used both by tigervnc to open the ...
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Share screen window to raspberry pi via LAN

I use a raspberry pi connected to a projector in another room over LAN. I usually just connect to it using VNC viewer and use it remotely / or run KODI. But I have come across a problem, sometimes I ...
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How to limit the number of users connecting to the server computer vnc?

If two devices or more connect to same ip address, they are connected to the ip address at the same time. I want to limit user number so that only one user at a time may connect to the server computer....
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Control raspberry via VNC from ouside LAN: how is this feasible without port forwarding?

So, if I want to access my (Raspberry Pi) desktop remotely but from within my LAN, that works just fine via VNC (VNC server integrated into the Raspberry OS, VNC Viewer installed on controlling device)...
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