Accessing a Remote Fedora Linux Desktop using Vinagre
As mentioned previously there are both secure and insecure methods for accessing a remote desktop. In this section we assume that the desktop is being accessed by a remote system on the same local network where security is not a concern. See the section later in this chapter for establishing a secure connection if you are connecting from a system outside your firewall.
Connection to the remote desktop may be performed by running either the vncviewer tool, or the newer vinagre on the system from which the remote desktop is to be accessed. On Fedora systems, vinagre is not installed by default. To install vinagre on a Fedora system, execute the following command in a terminal window (Applications->System Tools->Terminal):
su – yum install vinagre
To access a remote desktop, open a terminal window and enter the command specified in the Remote Desktop Preferences dialog, for example:
vinagre hostname:0
where hostname is either the hostname or IP address of the remote system. Alternatively, launch the tool via the Applications->Internet->Remote Desktop Viewer menu option. Once loaded, click on the Connect button and enter the IP address or name of the remote system to which the desktop connection is to be established. If you configured the remote system to prompt to approve a connection the following dialog will appear on the desktop of the remote system:
Until the connection is approved the vinagre session will wait. Once approved, or if no approval is required, vinagre will prompt for the password (assuming one was defined):
Enter the password and vinagre will appear containing the desktop from the remote system. If remote desktop control was enabled you can interact with the desktop as if you were sitting at the remote screen. The following figure illustrates a vinagre session attached to a remote Fedora desktop. Note that only part of the remote desktop is displayed. The entire desktop may be viewed by clicking on the Full Screen toolbar button.
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