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gunshot

Member

From: Bulgaria

Registered: 2006-09-01

Posts: 35

VNC question

Hello.
I have an arch installation with working kde, ssh. I want to connect to it's desktop from a windows machine. I've installed local/tightvnc 1.2.9-4:
pacman -Sy tightvnc

when i stat the vnc server via ssh i can connect to the x with the vnc client(a blank black screen with a mouse pointer appears).

how to get the kde started in the vnc?

thank you for your time and help.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: VNC question

Edit ~/.vnc/xstartup (create it if it's not there), and add the required start command for kde (I don't have kde here, so I'm not sure what it is).

bigbob73

Member

From: Fort Worth, Texas

Registered: 2006-07-19

Posts: 89

Re: VNC question

Hello.
I have an arch installation with working kde, ssh. I want to connect to it's desktop from a windows machine. I've installed local/tightvnc 1.2.9-4:
pacman -Sy tightvnc

when i stat the vnc server via ssh i can connect to the x with the vnc client(a blank black screen with a mouse pointer appears).

how to get the kde started in the vnc?

thank you for your time and help.

edit ~/.vnc/xstartup

remove
exec twm &
and replace with
startkde &

gunshot

Member

From: Bulgaria

Registered: 2006-09-01

Posts: 35

Re: VNC question

it works. thank you

bigbob73

Member

From: Fort Worth, Texas

Registered: 2006-07-19

Posts: 89

Re: VNC question

it works. thank you

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