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x11vnc: a VNC server for real X displays

x11vnc allows one to view remotely and interact with real X displays (i.e. a display corresponding to a physical monitor, keyboard, and mouse) with any VNC viewer.

It has built-in SSL/TLS encryption and 2048 bit RSA authentication, including VeNCrypt support; UNIX account and password login support; server-side scaling; single port HTTPS/HTTP+VNC; Zeroconf service advertising; and TightVNC and UltraVNC file-transfer. It has also been extended to work with non-X devices: natively on OS X Aqua/Quartz, webcams and TV tuner capture device.

(source: karlrunge.com)

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How to connect to x11vnc server on Linux from OS X (macOS)?

When I'm trying to connect to x11vnc server started on Ubuntu 16.10 x11vnc The "Screen Sharing" app on on OS X 10.11.6 just hangs. How can I fix this?
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x11vnc change resolution

I am using the following command to open up an x11vnc server on boot within crontab -e @reboot /usr/bin/x11vnc -bg -reopen -forever It works perfectly, but I would like to see if the following can be done... Specify which vnc port it uses. For…
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can't start x11vnc without attached monitor

I'd like to setup x11vnc (or any other vnc server) to start at boot-time. The display manager is kdm, the distribution is Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS. When I try to start x11vnc, I'm getting this errors: $ x11vnc -rfbauth /var/run/xauth/A:0-crWk72 -rfbport…
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Password problem x11vnc

I am an absolute starter on Linux and I am operating on an OpenSUSE Leap 42.1 and here is my situation: I was given a task to build a PC with very similar configs and properties to one already in operation. The steps I took are based on very brief…
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x11vnc : how to have the login screen?

I use x11vnc since long, to connect from my office to my home. My goal is to access to my computer exactly as if I were in front of it. So when I return to home I can continue was I started remotely, and vice-versa. The problem is I must leave my X…
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View 1 monitor in VNC session?

I'm running Linux Mint 18 with x11vnc and the Nvidia drivers. My system is configured for one large desktop which spans 3 monitors (it was the default configuration). When I create a VNC session using VNC Viewer (Mac) I receive the large extended…
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Show remote cursor on client that is connected to x11vnc server

x11vnc is running on the server, and vncviewer FullScreen=1 ViewOnly=1 UseLocalCursor=0 DotWhenNoCursor=1 computer0:5900 is being used to view the server's display on the client's display. The client's vncviewer is being provided by TigerVNC…
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Initiate a new (X11) desktop session on a remote host

I would like to start a new Xorg server on a remote host. At first, I tought this would be as easy as it is on the local host: $ xinit /usr/bin/startxfce4 -- :4 On a local host, this command typed into a (non-graphic) login shell (vt/tty) will…
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How do I get x11vnc to turn on during Boot, without logging in, so I can access over SSH Tunnel?

I am using Ubuntu 19.04. I want my VNC server on my Ubuntu computer to turn on during boot; I don't have a monitor plugged into it. I want to be able to run the full Ubuntu desktop remotely. I have managed to get my SSH server to work, and I can…
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How can I allow a different user to connect to my session using X11vnc?

I'm trying to use x11vnc to allow users to remote control certain computers. This works fine in general, but there is one aspect I have trouble implementing. I want to restrict access to a specific user account, but the user that the X11 session…
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Is there a shutdown/restart command for x11VNC? - Linux (Debian)

I am running Linux (Debian). I recently installed the x11VNC server on my computer. I found the command to start the server is: x11vnc -display :0 I have been searching but did not find any information on how to restart and shutdown the x11VNC…
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launch x11vnc on bootup

I am using archlinux version 3.10.27-1-ARCH on my remote PC and I would like it to launch x11vnc server on successful bootup. Though i can start the x11vnc server manually, I am having trouble starting it up automatically. The configuration of…
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x11vnc Only show one display with dual monitor guest

I have been trying to connect from my laptop to my desktop (2 monitors) and only show one of the monitors to my laptop but 2 monitors are always shown beside each other. What I have tried: x11vnc -display :0.0 Instead of just 0. Which just shows…
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How do I force x11vnc to stream lower quality?

I need to access a remote machine via a high latency, slow connection. It uses x11vnc and I want it to broadcast video in much lower quality than what's actually on the screen. First thing that comes to mind is to use less colours (e.g. 8 bit), but…
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x11vnc and -unixpw_cmd option

X11vnc server stores the passwords nearly in plaintext (there is an option to get the password back from the password file). Therefore i want to implement a password check using sha256 or another hashfunction, which is harder to reverse. In the man…
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