[27383] in Athena Bugs
Re: Debathena: vncviewer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Evan Broder)
Tue Nov 3 14:19:15 2009
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Hi Anton -
We'll look into making that switch. In the mean time, the
recommended VNC client on Ubuntu these days is vinagre - it's under
the Applications -> Internet menu as "Remote Desktop Viewer". It's
being actively maintained. On the other hand, both xvnc4viewer and
xtightvncviewer (the VNC viewer currently installed) have fallen a bit
by the wayside in terms of maintenance - neither of them have been
updated since Hardy and Intrepid, respectively.
- Evan
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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