[27382] in Athena Bugs
Re: Debathena: vncviewer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Evan Broder)
Tue Nov 3 11:44:44 2009
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Just for reference, vncviewer and xvncviewer are actually
/etc/alternatives-managed, and both point to xtightvncviewer.
xtightvncviewer is pulled in by thirdparty-accessories.
Honestly, both xtightvncviewer and xvnc4viewer seem to be about
equally unmaintained. The current version of xtightvncviewer has been
in the archive since Intrepid, and the current xvnc4viewer is from
Hardy.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:17 AM, <adwinter@mit.edu> wrote:
> System name: w20-575-51
> Type: i686
> Display type: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600 (PCIE)]
>
> Shell: /bin/athena/tcsh (?)
> Window manager: unknown
>
> What were you trying to do?
> Use a vnc client to connect to my desktop vnc server
>
> What's wrong:
> The currently installed vnc client (vncviewer which is also the same as xvncviewer) are all kinds of terrible. It's totally buggy. In non-fullscreen mode you can use the scroll bars (if your server is at higher desktop resolution than the client) a grand total of once before they stop working, leaving you stuck in a certain section of the screen. In fullscreen mode weird things also happen: it doesn't fully go to full screen (gnome panel is still visible) and the only way to quit the client is to launch a terminal (by using Alt-F2 shorcut key) and typing killall vncviewer in the terminal window that appears under the vnc client (ie, you can't see it).
>
> What should have happened:
> Not the above. PLEASE replace the vncviewer package with xvnc4viewer. It is stable and has always worked for me in the ubuntu and debathena environments. It's just a better client.
>
> Please describe any relevant documentation references:
> The bugginess reported above is not restricted to debathena, it seems to be a problem with ubuntu in general and I suspect has something to do with the compiz visual effects system (but I have no direct proof of that). Xvnc4viewer on the otherhand just works.
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