Remote Linux desktop?

[STYMA, ROBERT E (ROBERT)]

> Hello all,

> I have a client who needs to display a desktop from one Linux box to another on 
> their Local Area Network. Which might be the best besr method?  Is there a VNC 
> client for Linux?  Is rsh or ssh better?

> MTIA for your info - comments.

This was just referenced in a thread titled "X"

Linux has both the VNC client and server available and you can drive
the desktop directly from another Unix or Windows machine.  I probably should
not clutter the list by reposting the same instructions as yesterday, but
I will do it anyway this time.

The vnc program, which comes with FC4 can display the UNIX X desktop on
a PC (or other Unix box or a PC desktop on a UNIX box).
Downloads and full documentation can be found at: http://www.realvnc.com

You have a couple of choices to make.
If you just start the VNC server you will get a clean X desktop
when you use the VNC client.  If you want to see what is actually
showing on your monitor and drive the Linux box from the window box,
you need to make 4 changes:

1.  In /etc/X11/xorg.conf find Section "Module".  Add the line
    Load "vnc" and it will look something like this:

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "fbdevhw"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "vnc"
EndSection

2.  Still in /etc/X11/xorg.conf find Section "Screen"
    Add the line 
    Option "passwordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"
    It will look a little like this one:

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
		Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
   Option "passwordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"
EndSection

3.  Logged in as you, run the "vncpasswd" command.  It will create
    $HOME/.vnc/passwd

4.  Log in as root and run the vncpasswd command again.  If you are
    already logged in, the password you specified for $HOME/.vnc/passwd
    will be used.  At the login screen the password you specified for
    /root/.vnc/passwd will be used.

Log out to the Fedora login screen to restart the X server and pick up the
changes.

On your PC, you will need the PC vnc client program downloaded from
http://www.realvnc.com

There are a couple of other vnc clones which also work.
You also can route a vnc connection through an ssh shell, but that
is for another discussion.