[KLUG Members] VNC server on linux, not showing X

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> Last time I did any VNC server work under linux, it was difficult to get 
> VNC to export your local display, but of course, that was under XFree86 
> before the licensing issues.  vncserver would create a new X server, 
> usually running twm.  Try running a command like mozilla in the console 
> you get.

This is normal and what vncserver was meant to do.  There is an X module
that must be loaded to export the "local" display (whatever that means
in terms of X :).  In recent versions of SuSe this is a simple
click/checkbox in the display section of YaST.  Prior to that I think
you had to exit the X config file (whatever it is called these days).

> If you don't specifically need the local display, you could google for 
> something like "change the vnc window manager" or some such to change it 
> from twm to {kde, gnome, blackbox, windowmaker, what have you}.

Right, it can be changed to any of the display managers.