README
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2In this stage (beta), there are two programs functional:
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4LinuxVNC <tty number>
5 monitor a virtual console (text mode) of Linux. You need
6 root privileges, or at least be in the "tty" group, because
7 it reads /dev/vcsN and writes /dev/ttyN.
8 It follows the same idea as WinVNC, x11vnc or OSXvnc, i.e. it
9 takes an existing desktop and exports it via RFB (VNC), just that
10 LinuxVNC exports text.
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12VNCommand <command> <args>
13 executes <command> redirecting stdin from a vncviewer and stdout &
14 stderr to the vnc clients. This might be renamed to vncTerm if
15 there are some term capabilities added (up to now, bash doesn't look
16 nice). Colours and other ANSI sequences need to be added.
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18My original plan was to create a program named vncTerm. It was meant to
19overcome incompatibilities between different TERMs, but I found "screen" to
20be just such a program. Maybe once some time in the future I'll make a
21patch for screen to use VNConsole to export it's contents via RFB...
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23These two programs are a simple application of LibVNCServer with a small
24console layer in between (VNConsole). You can use them under the terms
25(not vncTerms ;-) of the GPL. They where written by Johannes E. Schindelin.
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