Connecting to an X session from Windows

[bntlinux]

Hello everyone,

I've been using the NX (nomachine) platform to connect to my linux desktop but it often breaks my desktop (I'm not sure it's causing the problem though)

So I have a double question:

1- How do I find out what's causing my desktop to break up (I lose the bar where the open applications are displayed when minimized, and I get a lot of error messages suggesting to delete some stuff)

2- What do you suggest as an X-Window client for MS Windows to connect to a linux desktop?

Thanks,
B

[ggarron]

Hi, first of all sorry, I can not help you with the first one. for the second one I can suggest you:

RealVNC - RealVNC remote control software

and install vncserver on your Linux

apt-get install vncserver

for Debian, etc.

yum install vncserver

for RedHat ones.

[bntlinux]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply, I tried to install the vncserver and i was told that there's nothing to do (I'm running a FC7 distro btw)

I then tried to go to the < /etc/init.d > folder and from there tried < ./vncserver start > and the server failed to start...

So I tried to update/upgrade and it didn't work

I then tried to remove the vncserver < yum remove vncserver > and got this:

Setting up Remove Process
No Match for argument: vncserver
No Packages marked for removal

Any ideas?

Thanks,
B

[ggarron]

Hi,

Which repositories are you using? later I will try to install in my Fedora, and tell you how to do it.

sorry, at my office I only have Debian.

[ggarron]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply, I tried to install the vncserver and i was told that there's nothing to do (I'm running a FC7 distro btw)

I then tried to go to the < /etc/init.d > folder and from there tried < ./vncserver start > and the server failed to start...

So I tried to update/upgrade and it didn't work

I then tried to remove the vncserver < yum remove vncserver > and got this:

Setting up Remove Process
No Match for argument: vncserver
No Packages marked for removal

Any ideas?

Thanks,
B

Sorry, I made a mistake, in Fedora is:

sudo yum install vnc-server

it is in the updates repository