I’m a recent oST convert (from Mint) & I’ve tried for literally two years to get VNC working on Mint but everyone tells me it’s just not possible due to issues/design/support, etc. So, I gave up.
However, it appears from what I’ve read that oST has VNC built right in without any crazy antics needed. Having not used it before, has anyone used the VNCserver package vs the x11vnc package? I was reading in the documentation that both are available to use and I don’t known the difference. Secondly, is one better than another for the ability to be able to log in at any time? I guess I need the server running in the background all the time to be able to do that. I have apps on my other devices (that use the VNC protocols) to be able to access my oST install I just need to be sure to get VNC setup and working.
Lastly, I noticed that the command recommended uses encryption and password protection by default (which is great) but it says to be sure to create a password before starting. Only thing is, it’s not clear on how to do that. Could anyone please point me in the right direction for how to do that? I don’t want to mess it up.
In short:
YAST -> System -> Network Services -> Remote Adminstration (VNC)
Choose either with Session Management or Without it and whether you want it to be accessible via web browser (port 5801) and OK. Normal VNC runs in 5901.
the reference you’re using is very old (click on the “history” link on that page) it was created in 2016 and never updated thereafter and many things have changed since then.
Yes, unfortunately over the years VNC has gotten complicated, in large part any distro that wants to support Enterprise/business features has to provide TigerVNC (other VNC don’t support numerous security features).
If you have questions, you can ask here.
You may or may not be interested in skimming through my notes for an addendum to official documentation I haven’t gotten around to actually writing up.
It’s not intended to replace official documentation, far from it… But, the topic of setting up VNC is actually far larger than what you’ll find in the openSUSE documentation which more or less tries to get you up and running with least amount of complications. It also includes a bit of rewording of the official documentation which might be easier to understand in some places.
