[KLUG Members] VNC desktop server [HOWTO]

[Adam Williams]

Someone at one of the meetings not to long ago (I think it was Stu)
asked about running a VNC desktop server on Linux.  I've done this and
couldn't remember doing anything special,  but I just stumbled across
what I did.  I created the following in /etc/xinetd.d/vnc:

service vnc
{
	socket_type		= stream
	wait			= no
	user			= nobody
	server			= /usr/bin/Xvnc
	server_args	=  -inetd -broadcast -once -geometry 800x600 -depth 16
	log_on_success	+= HOST DURATION
	log_on_failure	+= HOST
	disable			= no
}

So; do that an "service xinetd restart" and "vncviewer host:50" and you
should get a nice logon screen.

BTW, since my wifal unit is away I upgraded her laptop to GNOME 2.0.1
(Ximian snapshots red-carpet channel).  And "faster" is not the correct
term;  nautilus' responsiveness is instantaneous.  And the default
gnome-terminal is tabbed!  And the gdm logon widget comes with themes
that I can't wait to show the OS X users.  Smaller, faster, does more.
Nice combo.