Installing VNC

Hi,

Could somebody help me to install VNC in REDHAT8.0, please?

I downloaded the linux version, extract it into /usr/local/bin accoriding to readme file. Then at the command level as a root user I started with the following command:

vncserver :2

I got the messages like vncserver started, but when I try to access from a windows computer (via vncviewer) I getting only command mode screens, no GNOME or KDE desktop.

Please some body help.

Thanks in advance.

what is a "command mode screen"? if you are connecting to a vnc server then it is impossible to not get an X session in some state or another. you'll need to load a window manager inside the vnc x server, add the oen you want to ~/.vnc/xstartup

Hi Chris,

I am new to linux. Sorry command mode, I mean text mode display


Thanks,

sorry, that's just not possible. a vnc client has to connect to a vnc server, i.e. Xvnc. it's not possbile to connect to a standard console with vnc. do you have any error messages or anything else to go on?

You are probably using twm or similar, try clicking with the mouse, you should get a menu. It is a gui, just a very basic one. If you want to change which gui you use for VNC, edit the file mentioned above to se your windowmanager.

This is what I found, looking on Google. Applied it, it worked fine.
I now have a Gnome session through VNC. Cool!
*** Quote ***
If you would like to see gnome rather than TWM, then change your ~/.vnc/xstartup to contain "exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc" instead.
*** end Quote ***
~ stands for your home directory from which you started vncserver :2
I still have to work on starting Xvnc from inetd. If anybody has tips, I would appreciate.

Oh, this is the last line you change, it has to end with &

Hello everyone,

I've been running into a problem installing VNC on my Linux box. I go to VNC's site and download the TAR file. However,I'm having problems installing it from there. I'm new to Linux and I need help installing it. Could someone walk me through it, please? Thanks.

it will be the same as 99% of other apps. check http://wwwacs.gantep.edu.tr/linux/rute/ for a good beginners guide. and VNC's great manpage for information about acutally loading it.

Thanks but I didn't see anything on that page for VNC. Unless I'm blind.

like i said, if you're only trying to install, it is the same for nearly all tar.gz files. one instruction fits all. ish.

Thanks,

But I guess what I'm asking is, I'm new to Linux, how to you install and execute a TAR file? I've done it with Zip file with windows but it hasn't been that easy with TAR files. Can you tell me how to do this, please? Thanks.

yes, like i keep saying, that information is in those docs. chapter 24 if you can't see it.

Okay, well, I downloaded it and installed. From where do I execute it? I can't find the executable anywhere.

Sorry if I sound stupid here, I'm just getting acquainted here with Linux.

it doesn't matter where it's installed to, it will be on your path (unless somethign buggered up your system already) jsut try

vncserver

in a console to start a server, and vncviewer to connect to it.