Hi On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 04:22:43PM +1100, Trent W. Buck wrote: > Package: xtightvncviewer > Version: 1.3.9-6 > Severity: wishlist > > This is stupid. I should be able to get the command-line options > BEFORE starting X: > > $ xtightvncviewer --help > Error: Can't open display:
This is probably so. VNC has a bit strange syntax. > $ xinit /usr/bin/xtightvncviewer --help > [help output...] Are you really sure you got VNC help screen here, and not xinit help? man xtightvncviewer? // Ola > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=en_AU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages xtightvncviewer depends on: > ii libc6 2.10.2-2em1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > (g > ii libice6 2:1.0.6-1em1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange > library > ii libjpeg62 6b-15em1 The Independent JPEG Group's > JPEG > ii libsm6 2:1.1.1-1em1 X11 Session Management library > (gr > ii libx11-6 2:1.3.3-1em1 X11 client-side library (gripped) > ii libxaw7 2:1.0.7-1em1 X11 Athena Widget library > (gripped > ii libxext6 2:1.1.1-2em1 X11 miscellaneous extension > librar > ii libxmu6 2:1.0.5-1em1 X11 miscellaneous utility > library > ii libxpm4 1:3.5.8-1em1 X11 pixmap library (gripped) > ii libxt6 1:1.0.7-1em1 X11 toolkit intrinsics library > (gr > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3em1 compression library - runtime > (gri > > Versions of packages xtightvncviewer recommends: > ii xfonts-base 1:1.0.1em1 standard fonts for X (gripped) > > Versions of packages xtightvncviewer suggests: > pn ssh <none> (no description available) > pn tightvncserver <none> (no description available) > > -- no debconf information > > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [email protected] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [email protected] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | http://inguza.com/ +46 (0)70-332 1551 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
