From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NiG7K-0005VF-V5 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:49:11 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BC8C6E072F; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:48:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail2.pcorp.com.au (mail2.pcorp.com.au [150.101.72.19]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BB19E072F for ; Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:48:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail2.pcorp.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6195D107406D for ; Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:18:45 +0930 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mail2.pcorp.com.au Received: from mail2.pcorp.com.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail2.pcorp.com.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id lZ-ebbGmEIIa; Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:18:44 +0930 (CST) Received: from [172.16.0.52] (unknown [172.16.0.52]) by mail2.pcorp.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE34C107406C for ; Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:18:44 +0930 (CST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Screen sharing software or similar From: Iain Buchanan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20100218141552.099016d9@mating-tux> References: <20100218141552.099016d9@mating-tux> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:18:39 +0930 Message-ID: <1266536919.3162.5.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 1e5dd00c-920f-41e0-b6e4-5a0da237b0d0 X-Archives-Hash: 949049f150d3c6da02ec6e81c2cd1490 On Thu, 2010-02-18 at 14:15 +0100, Renat Golubchyk wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm looking for a solution to the following problem. A lot of people have answered already, but you may be interested to know the current linux release of skype 2.1.0.81 lets you share part or all of your desktop. It's view only, and it replaces the webcam stream with your desktop - pretty neat. For 2-way desktop interaction we often use vnc. Use a vnc server and client capable of the tight extensions, and don't forget to use them: vncviewer -encodings tight host or vncviewer -via somehost -encodings tight localhost would ssh via somehost. Use localhost if you can ssh directly to the box, or the actual hostname accessible via 'somehost' if you have to go via a gateway. I use net-misc/tightvnc. If you can ssh to the box, you can vnc to it. You could run skype as well just for the audio. HTH, -- Iain Buchanan While it may be true that a watched pot never boils, the one you don't keep an eye on can make an awful mess of your stove. -- Edward Stevenson