Tutorials/Access another computer's display: Difference between revisions

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You want to access a KDE session that is running on another computer.

Reasons can be

someone is running Linux and requesting support from you
you want to train a user how to work with a specific gui software
you have worked on your desktop computer and want to continue work in front of the TV (Simpsons coming) on your notebook

You will need the software x11vnc. For example, to install x11vnc on SUSE Linux, open a Konsole and type

yast -i x11vnc

So let's assume you want to access a KDE session of user on the computer user-desktop. Open a Konsole and do:

you@your-computer $ ssh user@user-desktop
user@user-desktop $ export DISPLAY=:0
user@user-desktop $ x11vnc

The program x11vnc tells you where to connect. The line will read like

The VNC desktop is:      user-desktop:0

Connect from your notebook:

you@your-computer $ vncviewer user-desktop:0

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 ;Prerequesites
-You will need the software x11vnc. For example, to install x11vnc on SUSE Linux, [[open a console]] and type
+You will need the software x11vnc. For example, to install x11vnc on SUSE Linux, open a [[Konsole]] and type
   yast -i x11vnc
 So let's assume you want to access a KDE session of ''user'' on the computer ''user-desktop''.
-[[Open a console]] and do:
+Open a [[Konsole]] and do:
   you@your-computer $ ssh ''user''@''user-desktop''
   user@user-desktop $ export DISPLAY=:0