[Cialug] gemsvnc, x11vnc

[Kendall Bailey]

I've looked at x0rfbserver, which I believe was the first such tool. 
Then found x11vnc and then gemsvnc which is documented here

http://www.elilabs.com/~rj/gemsvnc/README.gemsvnc.html

It sounded like a big improvement to x11vnc.  I hadn't seen
x0vncserver.  All of them appear to have the same purpose.  And then
I'm also aware of KDE having built-in desktop sharing which uses the
rfb protocol.  But my brother is using gnome.  Just curious which of
these many tools people have found good or bad.

Thanks,
Kendall


On 11/4/05, Jerry Weida <jweida at gmail.com> wrote:
> You would probably want to look at x0vnc.  It allows VNC to bind to display
> 0 (the root display/console).  According to the Debian packages it is
> provided by the vnc4server package.
>
>
> On 11/4/05, Kendall Bailey <krbailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone have experience with these?  I have a brother in St. Louis for
> > whom I've install Ubuntu 5.04 some time back.  He needs occasional
> > config help.  I can run tightvncserver and connect, so as to get
> > access to graphical apps on the box, but it would be even better if I
> > can see/manipulate his root display.  I don't find gemsvnc by doing
> > "apt-cache search" on my Debian box, but x11vnc is there.  Is gemsvnc
> > so much better I should get the source and compile it?  Or is x11vnc
> > good enough for remote control over broadband?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kendall
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