How to configure VNC in Linux

VNC is platform-independent – a VNC viewer on one operating system may connect to a VNC server on the same or any other operating system. There are clients and servers for many GUI-based operating systems and for Java. Multiple clients may connect to a VNC server at the same time. Popular uses for this technology include remote technical support and accessing files on one's work computer from one's home computer, or vice versa. Below are the steps to configure the VNC server in Redhat Enterprise Linux 1) Install vnc packages    a) vnc-server    b) vnc 2) vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers      add the new user       VNCSERVERS="1:sri"              -----> here 1 is your port number i.e 5901      VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024x768 -depth 16" 3) set the password    ---- type the command vncpasswd enter the password     4) If you want normal...

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