Members MattACaster Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'd like to start using Ubuntu on my desktop at home but there is one feature that I need that is lacking which has stopped me so far... I use Remote Desktop to connect to my machine at home to check email, calendar, torrents and other crap like that. I know you can use the VNC client in Ubuntu to do something similar but is there a way to get it to lock the screen while you are connected like Remote Desktop does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 So no one else can see what your doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted September 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 So no one else can see what your doing? Pretty much. But I also have a bad habit of not disconnecting from my PC from my work computer which would leave that computer unlocked and I've had issues with my cats sleeping on my keyboard and doing weird {censored} when it's unlocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 Basically you just connect to a different X port thank your primary X session. You know how the VNC has you type in host:screen number? Your X session is usually on Screen number 0 Sooooo if you VNC into any other number your good to go. all private and {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted September 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 Basically you just connect to a different X port thank your primary X session. You know how the VNC has you type in host:screen number? Your X session is usually on Screen number 0 Sooooo if you VNC into any other number your good to go. all private and {censored}. Actually, no I don't... All my VNC experience to this point has been with Windows machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 Are you connecting to a windows box from a linux box? Vice vera or linux to windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted September 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 Are you connecting to a windows box from a linux box? Vice vera or linux to windows? Windows at work connecting to a Linux box at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 So when you launch your VNC client in windows you'll have to type in hostname:vnc session number ex: intranet:1 When you start VNC at the command line using vncserver you should see some stdout like this: New 'X' desktop is intranet:1 Starting applications specified in /ballsack/.vnc/xstartupLog file is /ballsack/.vnc/intranet:1.log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdubbs Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 Can't you just use a linux RDP client? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 Can't you just use a linux RDP client? if he were to go Linux to rdp then yes. But he wants Win to Linux so VNC is the easiest way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted September 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 So when you launch your VNC client in windows you'll have to type in hostname:vnc session numberex: intranet:1When you start VNC at the command line using vncserver you should see some stdout like this:New 'X' desktop is intranet:1Starting applications specified in /ballsack/.vnc/xstartupLog file is /ballsack/.vnc/intranet:1.log Makes sense! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SymenTimmermans Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 Dude, I'm your hero. There's something like NoMachine / FreeNX. Can't tell exactly how it works, but it's bloody fast, beats VNC, and has settings to achieve the things you are asking for. -edit: heres a quote- FreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet. You can use this to login graphically to your desktop from a remote location. One example of its use would be to have a FreeNX server set up on your home computer, and graphically logging in to the home computer from your work computer, using a FreeNX client.It's Open Source, secure (SSH based), fast and versatile!Note: Running FreeNX as server on Ubuntu with the free "NX Client for Windows" from NoMachine on a Windows workstation is working fine. http://www.nomachine.com/select-package-server.php?id=1&ids=2 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX#NX Server Free Edition On your server, you can either run FreeNX or the NoMachine Free server, the latter has a limitation of 2 sessions per server, the former might be somewhat harder to install, but follow the second link and do exactly as told. The Ubuntu community is more than ready to help, i presume. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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