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Ubuntu: force a VNC (remote desktop) server to always be on, silently?
LoneIgadzra
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I'm looking to set up a computer for use in a public place, which means it is critically important to be able to see what's going on on the screen remotely. I'm pretty sure Linux might be all that is needed for this machine (just has to be able to browse the internet) and I'm wondering what my options are here. I really like Ubuntu, but it's default VNC server is very much not silent, and I can't seem to stop it from asking to approve every connection.
There are some other things I need to figure out, such as to create a completely unprivileged account which resets every boot and doesn't require a password, which ubuntu doesn't seem to want to allow (I guess deep freeze has a linux version though), but I'm starting with the VNC issue for now.
There are some other things I need to figure out, such as to create a completely unprivileged account which resets every boot and doesn't require a password, which ubuntu doesn't seem to want to allow (I guess deep freeze has a linux version though), but I'm starting with the VNC issue for now.
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as for the other thing, you should be able to automatically login to either a gnome or kde session on startup with a preset user account. i'm fuzzy on the details but i used to do both of those when i ran a mythtv box
No. I want to see the desktop of the person using it.
Here you go, post from ubuntuforums
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1030156&postcount=8
Sadly, having an open connection slows the server machine down like crazy. Is that just the nature of the beast? I've played with windows remote desktop and the OS X equivalent, and I don't recall them being that bad.