-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Meyer
Sent: 18 March 2005 00:31
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [newbie] VNC for Mandrake?

On Thursday 17 March 2005 07:03 pm, Stephen Furlong wrote:
> Right, step one done :)
>
> > rpm -ivh tightvnc-server-1.2.9-4mdk.i586.rpm
>
> Preparing...
> ##################################################
> tightvnc-server
> ##################################################
>
> (ignore line breaks)
>
> So how do I configure the server now?
>
> Had a quick look on tightvnc's webpage, and the suggested vncserver
command
> pulls up a "sh: line 1: vncserver: command not found" error

Well, line 1 of the vncserver startup script says #!/usr/bin/perl, so I
would
guess that perl is not installed.  'urpmi perl'

Also, you have a choice to run vncserver as a service, or as a user.

Run it as a service, so it automatically starts on reboot and is always
available, by editing /etc/sysconfig/vncserver and then doing 'service vnc
start'

The other option is to just run it as user and this is nice if you don't
want
it running all the time by just typing vncserver as a user.

It will use the default desktop or the desktop specified in ~/.desktop,
which
is what I do because I run flux in my vnc sessions, but KDE as a local user.
--
/g

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Ok, im assuming ive got perl installed as im semi-working.

I can now start the vncserver service, and its running successfully.

But wheni go to connect using tightvnc for windows I just get a grey box
with the big black "X" as my mouse pointer.........

Argh I feel im almost there!!! Woujldnt mind but ill probably only use it
4/5 times in my life!



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