Accessing a Remote Fedora Linux Desktop using vncviewer
For ystems on which the vinagre tool is not available, the vncviewer tool can be used to access remote desktops. This tool can be installed on Fedora using the following command sequence in a terminal window:
su – yum install tigervnc
The vncviewer tool is available for a wide range of operating systems and quick internet search will likely provide numerous links providing details on how to obtain and install this tool on your chosen platform.
To access a remote desktop using vncviewer, execute the following command in a terminal window:
vncviewer hostname:0
where hostname is either the hostname or IP address of the remote system.
If you configured the remote system to prompt to approve a connection a dialog will appear on the remote system. Until the connection is approved the vncviewer session will wait. Once approved, or if no approval is required, VNC will prompt for the password (assuming one was defined):
If you see a message similar to the following then you will need to use the secure method of remote desktop display outlined in the next section:
main: unable to connect to host: No route to host (113)
Otherwise, enter the password and a new screen 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.
This section assumed that the remote desktop was being accessed from a Linux or Unix system. Access is also possible from a Windows system.
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