Recommended VNC server for Linux/Slackware
by mfoley from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6K1XZ)
For many years I used x11vnc which worked great and had some features I liked. I could remote in to the server host and run x11nvc as root and then log in as anybody from any platform and it would connect just fine.
Unfortunately, x11vnc hasn't been maintained in years and no longer works with Slackware 15.0 due to changes in libraries.
I'd like recommendations on what a good VNC server program would be for me. I work remotely on Linux Virtual Machine host computers and need to see the Linux KDE desktop to start/stop the VirtualBox guest VMs (Windows), and configure the VM using the VirtualBox Manager. I'd need to be able to start the VNC server from a remote location. I can get to the Linux host via ssh.
Slackware ships with TigerVNC, but I've not used that and have no idea if it would work for what I want. I intend to do some experimentation with that today, but I don't want to invest a lot of time in that if LQ folks don't really think that's going to work for what I need.
I've also heard that the Remote Desktop connection is available on Linux. Is there any truth to that?
THX
Unfortunately, x11vnc hasn't been maintained in years and no longer works with Slackware 15.0 due to changes in libraries.
I'd like recommendations on what a good VNC server program would be for me. I work remotely on Linux Virtual Machine host computers and need to see the Linux KDE desktop to start/stop the VirtualBox guest VMs (Windows), and configure the VM using the VirtualBox Manager. I'd need to be able to start the VNC server from a remote location. I can get to the Linux host via ssh.
Slackware ships with TigerVNC, but I've not used that and have no idea if it would work for what I want. I intend to do some experimentation with that today, but I don't want to invest a lot of time in that if LQ folks don't really think that's going to work for what I need.
I've also heard that the Remote Desktop connection is available on Linux. Is there any truth to that?
THX