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How to start a VNC session with multiple monitor

The work in my lab requires dual monitor (well I can live with only one monitor, but I will have to constantly switching between windows). A headless server (no monitor) is running CentOS 6 64 bit GNOME, with Tiger VNC server version…
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getpassword error: Inappropriate ioctl for device vnc error

I installed tigervnc-server package in server. [root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa tigervnc tigervnc-1.1.0-16.el6.x86_64 Created a vnc user and created vncpasswd also for that user. [root@localhost ~]# useradd vnc [root@localhost ~]# vncpasswd…
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Tigervnc connection refused when using IP address, and accepted with 127.0.0.1

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I performed an apt get tigervnc-standalone-server adn tigervnc-common. I am using an xstartup from another host that is running the same setup. When I attempt to connect to the box with the tigervnc client, I get a…
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Tigervnc server ignores configuration file

I am using tigervnc 1.6.0 on Slackware 14.2. According to the documentation I should be able to place a file in $HOME/.vnc/config and define some settings I always want to apply, thus eliminating the need to pass them on the command line every time…
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Setting up TigerVNC viewer in WSL

I am trying to connect to a remote ubuntu server running TigerVNC servers. I can login through PuTTy to the machine fine and CLI is working great. However, I do run some applications that require a GUI, so I'm trying to get the remote GUI visible on…
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KDE panel missing on tigervnc vnc session

I want to gain VNC access to a tigervnc server. Both laptops runs with ArchLinux sddm KDE xorg (not wayland) and it took me a day to get the server running and an Dolphin is opening - just nothing else. my xstartup file contains the following: …
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TigerVNC server service startup fails

Trying to install TigerVNC for remote dektop access (as root) on a centos7 machine, based on this article. Have the following configs [root@HW01 ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:1.service # The vncserver service unit file # # Quick HowTo: # 1.…
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TigerVNC Viewer "The connection was dropped by the server before the session could be established"

I want to set up a GUI on an AWS instance, following the instructions in this guide. I was able to do this on my first instance, but there was insufficient RAM for my purposes so I upgraded to a larger server. Now when I attempt to connect I get the…
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VNC FullScreen in a multi-monitor setting grabs all keyboard input

I have eight monitors in a RHEL7 setup, all running Motif Window Manager (MWM), with one or more monitors showing only a vncviewer session. As long as vncviewer is windowed, this behaves as expected: keyboard input is directed to the window that has…
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TigerVNC server not working within systemctl but works fine separately

I've set up TigerVNC server on Ubuntu 22.04LTS. I've created a file at /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service to make the service start on start-up, using the following configuration: [Unit] Description=Start TigerVNC server at…
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How to copy/paste with the TigerVNC screen scraping server?

I have the TigerVNC screen scraping server installed so that I can server up the actual display session to other computers. My windows client is the latest TigerVNC viewer. All is working well enough, though I don't seem to be able to copy and paste…
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TigerVNC with Gnome window manager under Ubuntu Bionic Turtle 20.04.1

I believe, this post could be useful for community as a guide what to expect from TigerVNC and Ubuntu. If there is a better place, or better format - please suggest where to put it. There are few small tricks, which make things working, but which…
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win-KeX((Kali Desktop Experience for Windows) external monitor scaling

I installed win-KeX recently under wsl2. however, I am using multiple monitors to do my works and the scaling of the screens for the external monitors is not scaling to the right size. As you can see in image 2, when I go on full screen with chrome…
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TigerVNC Viewer on Windows 10 changing default options

How do I change the default options when starting TigerVNC Viewer on Windows 10 ? I want Full screen to be enabled and Pass system keys directory to server (full screen) to be disabled
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Clipboard does not work using tigervnc, even with options enabled on client and server

I cannot get clipboard (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V to work on a tigervnc session). The vncserver is running Ubuntu 18.04 and XFCE. I'm starting the server using the following command: vncserver -xstartup ~/.vncxstartup My xstartup file has the following…
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