Re: [PLUG] X2GO vs VNC for Local Remote Desktop

[Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>]

MIke, I'm using the version of x11vnc include din Debian 7 stable.  The docs 
reference http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/.  Is this the "official" version 
that you say is slow?

I start it on the server with this line:
x11vnc -display WAIT:0 -shared -forever -allow 192.168.1. -bg

TigerVNC does not appear to be in the Debian repository.  X2Goclient is in the 
repos, but I don't see the server.   I guess I'd have to download that 
separately?


I appreciate your suggestions!


On Sunday, 2015-06-14 9:34:53 AM Michael DePaulo wrote:
> Hi Casey,
> 
> See inline replies.
> 
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 5:15 AM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org> 
wrote:
> > I like to use standard VNC for remote desktop control of my servers from
> > inside my firewall. (direct gigabyte LAN)
> > 
> > 
> > Currently, I use x11vnc as a server on my web server, then use the
> > standard
> > KDE remote desktop client to access and control the server remotely.
> 
> Are you sure you are using x11vnc rather than one of 4 implementations of
> Xvnc?
> 
> (x11vnc shares out a local display, while Xvnc is a display that can
> only be accessed over VNC. Xvnc is typically launched via the
> vncserver script.)
> 
> If so, are you sharing out the local display, a Xdummy display, or an
> Xvfb display?
> 
> > This
> > works pretty well, but is not is not particularly snappy.
> 
> I tested out Ubuntu 14.04's version of x11vnc with its local display,
> (and with TigerVNC Client for Windows 1.4.3) and I can confirm it is
> indeed not very snappy. In particular, it is sluggish to move windows
> around.
> x11vnc -unixpw -display WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY
> 
> I then tested out the best general-purpose implementation of Xvnc,
> TigerVnc 1.4.3, and it was significantly more snappy, including for
> moving windows around.
> vncserver -autokill -SecurityTypes=VeNCrypt,TLSPlain -PlainUsers=$USER
> -pam_service login -desktop $HOSTNAME +extension GLX
> https://bintray.com/tigervnc/stable/tigervnc/1.4.3#files
> 
> > Would X2GO work well in this application?  Would it be significantly
> > better
> > over a gigabyte LAN network?
> 
> Yes it would work well. Compared to TigerVNC, no. Compared to x11vnc, yes.
> 
> However, X2Go has other benefits that might interest you such as:
> seamless window mode (single application mode)
> published apps
> easier session mangement (no need to manually start VNC server)
> sound (uncompressed, but that's fine for gigabit)
> folder sharing
> 
> > --
> > 
> > Casey Bralla
> > 
> > Chief Nerd in Residence
> > The NerdWorld Organisation
> 
> -Mike
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