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This section briefly describes how to connect to a user Mate Desktop Session using the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vino_(VNC_server) Vino]''' (VNC) server.
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This section briefly describes how to connect to a user Mate Desktop Session using the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vino_(VNC_server) Vino]''' (VNC) server. NST includes the "'''mate-vino'''" package which allows the connection of a Mate Desktop Session using an external VNC client.
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== Enable Vino on a  Mate Desktop ==
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Use the following configuration widget: "'''Remote Desktop (Mate Vino Settings)'''" to enable the Vino server and thus access via VNC to the Mate Desktop.
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Access to the "'''Remote Desktop'''" widget from the Mate Menu:
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'''System''' --> '''Preferences''' --> '''Other''' --> '''Remote Desktop (Mate Vino Settings)'''
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[[File:Mate vino settings.png | Mate Vino Settings Widget]]
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== HowTo Verify that the Vino Server is Running ==
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One can use the NST script: '''[http://nst.sourceforge.net/nst/docs/scripts/nstvncadmin.html nstvncadmin]''' to verify that the Vino server is running:
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[root@E6540 ~]# nstvncadmin -m list -v;
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PID    USER      DISPLAY      URL                                SERVER
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=====  ====      =======      ============================        ===========
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6534    nst   :0            N/A                                vino-server

Revision as of 17:52, 28 February 2018

Overview

This section briefly describes how to connect to a user Mate Desktop Session using the Vino (VNC) server. NST includes the "mate-vino" package which allows the connection of a Mate Desktop Session using an external VNC client.

Enable Vino on a Mate Desktop

Use the following configuration widget: "Remote Desktop (Mate Vino Settings)" to enable the Vino server and thus access via VNC to the Mate Desktop.

Access to the "Remote Desktop" widget from the Mate Menu:

System --> Preferences --> Other --> Remote Desktop (Mate Vino Settings)

Mate Vino Settings Widget

HowTo Verify that the Vino Server is Running

One can use the NST script: nstvncadmin to verify that the Vino server is running:

[root@E6540 ~]# nstvncadmin -m list -v;
PID     USER       DISPLAY       URL                                 SERVER
=====   ====       =======       ============================        ===========
6534    nst	   :0            N/A                                 vino-server