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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6
7 <!ENTITY tigervnc-download-http "&sources-anduin-http;/tigervnc/tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;.tar.gz">
8 <!ENTITY tigervnc-download-ftp " ">
9 <!ENTITY tigervnc-md5sum "2177ee42fa1a3902b6feeaa7747f1c2a">
10 <!ENTITY tigervnc-size "1.3 MB">
11 <!ENTITY tigervnc-buildsize "160 MB">
12 <!ENTITY tigervnc-time "1.6 SBU">
13 <!ENTITY tigervnc-xorg-version "1.17.1">
14]>
15
16<sect1 id="tigervnc" xreflabel="Tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;">
17 <?dbhtml filename="tigervnc.html"?>
18
19 <sect1info>
20 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
21 <date>$Date$</date>
22 </sect1info>
23
24 <title>Tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;</title>
25
26 <indexterm zone="tigervnc">
27 <primary sortas="a-Tigervnc">Tigervnc</primary>
28 </indexterm>
29
30 <sect2 role="package">
31 <title>Introduction to Tigervnc</title>
32
33 <para>
34 <application>Tigervnc</application> is an advanced VNC (Virtual
35 Network Computing) implementation. It allows creation of an Xorg
36 Server not tied to a physical console and also provides a client
37 for viewing of the remote graphical desktop.
38 </para>
39
40 &lfs77_checked;
41
42 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
43 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
44 <listitem>
45 <para>
46 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&tigervnc-download-http;"/>
47 </para>
48 </listitem>
49 <listitem>
50 <para>
51 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&tigervnc-download-ftp;"/>
52 </para>
53 </listitem>
54 <listitem>
55 <para>
56 Download MD5 sum: &tigervnc-md5sum;
57 </para>
58 </listitem>
59 <listitem>
60 <para>
61 Download size: &tigervnc-size;
62 </para>
63 </listitem>
64 <listitem>
65 <para>
66 Estimated disk space required: &tigervnc-buildsize;
67 </para>
68 </listitem>
69 <listitem>
70 <para>
71 Estimated build time: &tigervnc-time;
72 </para>
73 </listitem>
74 </itemizedlist>
75
76 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
77 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
78 <listitem>
79 <para>
80 Required package:
81 <ulink url="&xorg-download-http;/xserver/xorg-server-&tigervnc-xorg-version;.tar.bz2"/>
82 </para>
83 </listitem>
84 <listitem>
85 <para>
86 Required patch:
87 <ulink url="&patch-root;/tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;-gethomedir-1.patch"/>
88 </para>
89 </listitem>
90 <listitem>
91 <para>
92 Required patch:
93 <ulink url="&patch-root;/tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;-getmaster-1.patch"/>
94 </para>
95 </listitem>
96 <listitem>
97 <para>
98 Required patch:
99 <ulink url="&patch-root;/tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;-xorg117-1.patch"/>
100 </para>
101 </listitem>
102 </itemizedlist>
103
104 <note>
105 <para>
106 The version of <application>Xorg Server</application> is a few versions
107 out of date, but is required for the customizations needed for this
108 package.
109 </para>
110 </note>
111
112 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Tigervnc Dependencies</bridgehead>
113
114 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
115 <para role="required">
116 <xref linkend="cmake"/>,
117 <xref linkend="fltk"/>,
118 <xref linkend="gnutls"/>,
119 <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
120 <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
121 <xref linkend="pixman"/>, and
122 <xref linkend="xorg7-app"/>
123 </para>
124
125 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
126 <para role="recommended">
127 <xref linkend="imagemagick"/> and
128 <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>
129 </para>
130
131 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
132 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/tigervnc"/>
133 </para>
134 </sect2>
135
136 <sect2 role="installation">
137 <title>Installation of Tigervnc</title>
138
139 <para>
140 Install <application>Tigervnc</application> by running the following
141 commands:
142 </para>
143
144<screen><userinput>tar -xf ../xorg-server-&tigervnc-xorg-version;.tar.bz2 -C unix/xserver --strip-components=1 &amp;&amp;
145
146patch -Np1 -i ../tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;-gethomedir-1.patch &amp;&amp;
147patch -Np1 -i ../tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;-getmaster-1.patch &amp;&amp;
148patch -Np1 -i ../tigervnc-&tigervnc-version;-xorg117-1.patch &amp;&amp;
149sed -i 's/iconic/nowin/' unix/vncserver &amp;&amp;
150
151cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr &amp;&amp;
152make &amp;&amp;
153
154pushd unix/xserver &amp;&amp;
155 patch -Np1 -i ../xserver116.patch &amp;&amp;
156 autoreconf -fi &amp;&amp;
157
158 ./configure $XORG_CONFIG \
159 --disable-xwayland --enable-dri3 --disable-dmx \
160 --disable-static --disable-xinerama --disable-dri \
161 --disable-xorg --disable-xnest --disable-xvfb \
162 --disable-xwin --disable-xephyr --disable-kdrive \
163 --disable-devel-docs --disable-config-hal --disable-config-udev \
164 --disable-unit-tests --disable-selective-werror \
165 --without-dtrace --enable-dri2 --enable-glx \
166 --enable-glx-tls --with-pic &amp;&amp;
167 make &amp;&amp;
168popd</userinput></screen>
169
170 <para>
171 This package does not come with a test suite.
172 </para>
173
174 <para>
175 Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
176 </para>
177
178<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
179
180cd unix/xserver/hw/vnc &amp;&amp;
181make install &amp;&amp;
182
183[ -e /usr/bin/Xvnc ] || ln -svf $XORG_PREFIX/bin/Xvnc /usr/bin/Xvnc</userinput></screen>
184
185 <para>
186 Finally, create a desktop menu entry by runing the following
187 command as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
188 user:
189 </para>
190
191<screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt; /usr/share/applications/vncviewer.desktop &lt;&lt; "EOF"
192<literal>[Desktop Entry]
193Type=Application
194Name=TigerVNC Viewer
195Comment=VNC client
196Exec=/usr/bin/vncviewer
197Icon=tigervnc
198Terminal=false
199StartupNotify=false
200Categories=Network;RemoteAccess;</literal>
201EOF</userinput></screen>
202
203 </sect2>
204
205 <sect2 role="commands">
206 <title>Command Explanations</title>
207
208 <para>
209 <command>tar .. xorg-server...</command>: This command extracts the
210 standard Xorg packages into the tree in a location needed for modification.
211 </para>
212
213 <para>
214 <command>patch ...</command>: This set of patches modifies the standard
215 Xorg server so that the Xvnc command can be built.
216 </para>
217
218 <para>
219 <option>--disable ...</option>: Most options that are usually needed for
220 the standard Xorg server are not needed fror the Xvnc instance being built.
221 </para>
222
223 <para>
224 <command>[ -e /usr/bin/Xvnc ] || ln ... Xvnc</command>: If the Xvnc server
225 is not installed in the <filename class='directory'>/usr/bin</filename>
226 directory, then create a link so the <command>vncserver</command> script
227 can find it.
228 </para>
229
230 </sect2>
231
232 <sect2 role="configuration">
233 <title>Configuring Tigervnc</title>
234
235 <para>
236 The user specific configuration files of vncserver resides in the
237 <filename class='directory'>.vnc</filename> directory in the user's
238 home directory. The <filename>xstartup</filename> file in that
239 directory is a script specifying what commands to be run when a
240 VNC desktop is started. If no <filename>xstartup</filename> file
241 exists, <command>vncserver</command> will try to start an xterm in
242 a TWM session. An example <filename>xstartup</filename> would be:
243 </para>
244
245<screen>#!/bin/sh
246
247[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] &amp;&amp; exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
248[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] &amp;&amp; xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
249startlxde &amp;</screen>
250
251 </sect2>
252
253 <sect2 role="content">
254 <title>Contents</title>
255
256 <segmentedlist>
257 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
258 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
259 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
260
261 <seglistitem>
262 <seg>
263 Xvnc, vncconfig, vncpasswd, vncserver,
264 vncviewer, and x0vncserver
265 </seg>
266 <seg>
267 libvnc.so
268 </seg>
269 <seg>
270 None
271 </seg>
272 </seglistitem>
273 </segmentedlist>
274
275 <variablelist>
276 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
277 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
278 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
279
280 <varlistentry id="xvnc">
281 <term><command>Xvnc</command></term>
282 <listitem>
283 <para>
284 is a X VNC (Virtual Network Computing) server. It is
285 based on a standard X server, but it has a "virtual"
286 screen rather than a physical one.
287 </para>
288 <indexterm zone="tigervnc xvnc">
289 <primary sortas="b-xvnc">Xvnc</primary>
290 </indexterm>
291 </listitem>
292 </varlistentry>
293
294 <varlistentry id="vncconfig">
295 <term><command>vncconfig</command></term>
296 <listitem>
297 <para>
298 is a program to configure and control a VNC server.
299 </para>
300 <indexterm zone="tigervnc vncconfig">
301 <primary sortas="b-vncconfig">vncconfig</primary>
302 </indexterm>
303 </listitem>
304 </varlistentry>
305
306 <varlistentry id="vncpasswd">
307 <term><command>vncpasswd</command></term>
308 <listitem>
309 <para>
310 allows you to set the password used to access VNC desktops.
311 </para>
312 <indexterm zone="tigervnc vncpasswd">
313 <primary sortas="b-vncpasswd">vncpasswd</primary>
314 </indexterm>
315 </listitem>
316 </varlistentry>
317
318 <varlistentry id="vncserver">
319 <term><command>vncserver</command></term>
320 <listitem>
321 <para>
322 is a Perl script used to start or stop a VNC server.
323 </para>
324 <indexterm zone="tigervnc vncserver">
325 <primary sortas="b-vncserver">vncserver</primary>
326 </indexterm>
327 </listitem>
328 </varlistentry>
329
330 <varlistentry id="vncviewer">
331 <term><command>vncviewer</command></term>
332 <listitem>
333 <para>
334 is a client used to access VNC desktops.
335 </para>
336 <indexterm zone="tigervnc vncviewer">
337 <primary sortas="b-vncviewer">vncviewer</primary>
338 </indexterm>
339 </listitem>
340 </varlistentry>
341
342 <varlistentry id="x0vncserver">
343 <term><command>x0vncserver</command></term>
344 <listitem>
345 <para>
346 is a program to make an X display onm a physical
347 terminal accessible via TigerVNC or compatible
348 viewers.
349 </para>
350 <indexterm zone="tigervnc x0vncserver">
351 <primary sortas="b-x0vncserver">x0vncserver</primary>
352 </indexterm>
353 </listitem>
354 </varlistentry>
355
356 </variablelist>
357
358 </sect2>
359
360</sect1>
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