Bill Andersen wrote (on Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 03:41:36PM +0000):
> Bill Andersen wrote:
> > | I'm trying to help my friend find a cheep X-Windows server to
> > | access a Unix box from his Windows PC. But he can't put VNC
> > | on the Unix box (cause it ain't his). Will VNC do this?
>
> JPR wrote:
> > You need the vncserver binary on the machine whose desktop you want to
> > view, and you need the vncviewer binary on the machine where you will be
> > viewing.
>
> Just to recap for people searching in the future...
>
> VNC is NOT able to display X-Windows on a Windows PC WITHOUT the
> corresponding VNC Server software installed on the Unix machine.
>
> The reason I want to emphasize this is because while searching
> through archives, I found bits and pieces of threads that lead me
> to believe you COULD use VNC Viewer as an X-Windows Server like
> WinAxe. It appears that everyone just assumed the user had full access
> to the Unix box and could easily install Xvnc for use in X-Windows.
>
> If you can't put any part of VNC on the Unix box, running VNC Viewer
> on a Windows PC will not help you in any way in accessing X-Windows.
>
> VNC is NOT an X-Windows Client/Server. It is a set of binaries
> that allow you to view and control other computers using VNC Viewer
> and VNC Server and what ever protocol VNC uses. It is a useful
> tool, but not X-Windows software.
>
> Bill

Here's my question: I have a (Linux) box which, for whatever reason, X looks
awful. Although I'm a big fan of the command line, as it happens I *must* have
a graphical display on this box.

So, does VNC give me a possiblilty of a better display, or am I limited to the
junk I see on X Windows?

NYZ

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