If you need to install VNC on RedHat 6, usually you are advised to do a yum install. Most often you will not have a configured yum repository in order to use the command "yum install", and it can take some time to make a local one for yourself.
Lucky me, when I had to install a package in RHEL 6.3 and yum command was not useful, I found out that the packages I need were actually much closer to me than I thought - in the Packages directory of the installation media.
Just connect your RHEL CD. I was using vSphere client to run the VM and when I connected my .iso it was automatically recognized by the RHEL and on the Desktop I got a folder with the date of this disk.
In which I found /Packages and there was my tiger vnc rpm.
A double-click over it and it was installed right away.
Nice and easy, when you have the install media.
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Monday, 10 October 2016
Monday, 22 August 2016
VNC server does not respond to ALT+Shift+R sent to Eclipse
Problem: Linux RedHat (RHEL) 5.5 accessed via VNC, open Eclipse IDE. I need to use keybinding Alt+Shift+R which should invoke a renaming operation. Instead, it just opens the "Run" menu.
An option needs to be passed to the vnc server.
In /etc/sysconfig/vncservers find
Add +kb
I also had to first find out which VNC server RHEL 5.5. was using because that was not in the docs, or at least I could not find it.
To find out the vendor, grep the vnc process, in my case it returned a list with Xvnc process.
Then do "man Xvnc" where at the botton you see RealVNC.
From here you can go on searching for details about this VNC server once that you know who the vendor is.
An option needs to be passed to the vnc server.
In /etc/sysconfig/vncservers find
VNCSERVERS="1:user" VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024x768 "
Add +kb
VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024x768 +kb "
and restart VNC server
+kb is used to enable the X Keyboard Extension
More options HERE.
I also had to first find out which VNC server RHEL 5.5. was using because that was not in the docs, or at least I could not find it.
To find out the vendor, grep the vnc process, in my case it returned a list with Xvnc process.
Then do "man Xvnc" where at the botton you see RealVNC.
From here you can go on searching for details about this VNC server once that you know who the vendor is.
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