From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 19 21:05:03 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79F4B16A41F for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:05:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C241243D46 for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:05:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9]) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id k0JL51gl028915 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:05:01 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [128.208.4.96] (dzihan.cs.washington.edu [128.208.4.96]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id k0JL4xRb020753 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:05:01 -0800 Message-ID: <43CFFEFB.7030604@u.washington.edu> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:04:59 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6-1.1.1.1vy+fc4a (X11/20050728) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <43CE67E9.8000008@messias.qhigh.com> <200601181824.27154.hagemann1@egs.uct.ac.za> <43CE77CB.2020100@messias.qhigh.com> <20060119182111.GA79178@idoru.cepheid.org> In-Reply-To: <20060119182111.GA79178@idoru.cepheid.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __STOCK_PHRASE_6 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: Share desktop with XOrg X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:05:03 -0000 Erik Osterholm wrote: >On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 06:15:55PM +0100, User Gandalf wrote: > > >>Kilian Hagemann wrote: >> >> >> >>>On Wednesday 18 January 2006 18:08, User Gandalf pondered: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Is it possible to share a desktop under the XOrg server? Is there a port >>>>for this? I'm aware of the -display option of X based programs. What I >>>>need is not a remote desktop connection. I would like to share my >>>>desktop to another user so he can see what I see. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Yes, the stock Xorg server doesn't though. You could use VNC, but in my >>>experience that just opens up another X display where you login separately >>>using kdm/gdm/xdm or whatever. >>> >>>I suggest you use KDE's desktop sharing (krfb, in the menu under "System", >>>part of the "kdenetwork" package, tested on 3.4.1). Does what you want. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I hoped there is a more native solution. I prefer gtk over kde but what >>can I do? >>Thanks, >> >> > >The x11vnc port may do what you want. Give that a look. > >Erik > > It is a wonderful port. It provides access to your display that you specify (if you are the "owner" of the display), and emulates it via VNC. It will take up less memory than straight VNC since it uses the existing X server (if it is running), and attaches to it and allows VNC connections to that specific instance of the X server. -Garrett