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Where does VNC store its logfiles?
I've been getting a lot of VNC login attempts lately (it's probably because of that home server I set up a while back,) and I was just wondering where the access logs are.
The directory ~/.vnc doesn't ...
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Offline remote management tool
Do you know of any tools that support the remote management of a Linux desktop, without requiring online access?
I known of "online" alternatives and use them quite extensively (SSH and, for live ...
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VNC Server not asking for user-auth
I have setup my VNC Server on Ubuntu 12.04 following this guide. It all works fine, but what I would like it to do is upon connection prompt the user VNCing to login. At the moment I am auto-logged on ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 VNC Server with Java Client
I'm trying to setup a machine that I can admin remotely using VNC and I'm a tad stuck
The particulars:
These machines are inaccessible after they've been setup and as I
need to set up a lot of ...
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How to work remotely on Windows 8 from Ubuntu 10.04
How can I work remotely on Windows 8 machine from my Ubuntu 10.04 PC?
Is there any guide how to set up remote desktop and VNC this way?
(I don't want to use TeamViewer).
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Remote desktop from Windows to Ubuntu
The only monitor I have is one of those crt huge dinosaurs. I want to access my ubuntu machine from my windows laptop. I have tried a few VNC programs already and I cant get it to work. Any tips?
Or ...
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Need to install; then access via VNC or remote desktop; XScreen unusable
Got netbook.
Installed Ubuntu 12.04 because want to be conservative re LT.
Radeon X1270
I want to be able to sign in blind, install what I need to using some keystrokes and presumably to do the ...
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How can I connect to a remote Ubuntu machine using Quantal's new remote login service?
The login screen of Ubuntu 12.10 offers to login to remote machines. I have several machines running Ubuntu. Mostly on Precise.
How can I connect from Quantal to Quantal using this new service?
Is ...
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Access ubuntu machine via VNC server
I am trying to access my Ubuntu machine remotely through a VNC service. I have configured the machine and am successfully able to open a VNC session when pointing to my own machine locally. Remotely ...
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how to start LXDE session automatically after tightvncserver starts to make me able see desktop when connecting to the host via vncclient?
I have system which is equipped with Intel Celeron processor 1.1 GHz s370 with 384 Mb of RAM on Intel d815egew motherboard which supports wake-on-lan function. I want to use such a PC for Internet ...
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How do I access my ubuntu computer using vncserver/viewer?
I have an ubuntu computer that I want to remotely log into using a vnc connection.
So far, this is what I have done:
sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
After downloading the software, I typed on ...
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VNC With Current Desktop
I have used VNC a few times and what I find is that VNC can't be used to control the "current" or "main" desktop. What I mean by this is I can't go out, and leave my machine on, leave my work open and ...
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Installing VNC with resumable sessions
I'm coming from Fedora, where there's a useful package called "vnc-ltsp-config", which installs VNC so that it functions just like a normal Gnome desktop (i.e. it provides a login prompt, and then ...
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Remote desktop from ubuntu to windows
I want to take remote desktop from ubuntu to windows xp and 7,I am looking for a solution i can install software over the air.
Vnc,Avoid installation of Vnc server in windows (policy problem)
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How to set up vnc server?
I want to set up a vncserver on my machine. I need each remote user to start separate session - so they see the login screen after connecting, log in, and so on - without interrupting another users.
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Headless machine: Increase Remote Desktop resolution
I have a headless Ubuntu machine that I connect to with a combination of ssh and vnc.
When I've got a monitor attached (which is rare), the vnc connection is the full resolution of the attached ...
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Cannot move/drag/drop windows/items in remote VNC session [closed]
I find it a little hard to believe that no one here has asked this question, I tried searching for it but it isn't asked, so here goes:
I setup a Ubuntu desktop computer with VNC to use as a server. ...
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How to copy/paste text from remote system?
I used to access a remote system via VNC viewer, but when I copy some text from the remote system and paste it in my text editor(local system), nothing happens. Do I need to install any additional ...
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How to access an ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen?
I want to access an Ubuntu machine remotely via VNC. But I can access the Ubuntu machine only if the user is logged in. I want to access the ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen itself. We can ...
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What free Remote Desktop (server) solutions are there?
I know Ubuntu comes with a "Remote Desktop" option that appears to be a straightforward VNC server, and I'm trying to understand the alternatives. Here are the possibilities I've heard about so far:
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