TightVNC Interface
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:59 pm
Hi - I am very new to Linux Mint (and Linux in general...). I built a new PC a few weeks ago and did a fresh install of Linux Mint Maya with Cinnamon. So far, I'm definitely a convert, but I am not all that comfortable with the basics like downloading and using certain software and manipulating programs using the terminal. My work computer in my lab is a PC and runs Windows 7, and has access to a local server with data that I sometimes need access to from home, so I am trying to set up a remote access connection from my home Mint PC to the Windows PC. Most of the online help I have been finding either doesn't make very much sense to me or revolves around people trying to access a Linux computer from a Windows (instead of the other way around). My tech person at work (VERY small lab...) is not around for another month or so, so I have to figure this out somewhat on my own.
I have installed TightVNC and set it up on the Windows machine, along with changing the settings to allow remote connections. I went home, went to software manager and installed (it shows it as installed) tightvncserver, and I believe I set the passwords in the terminal, but that is as far as I got. I can't find the software in my programs list, and I definitely can't figure out how to access other computers - is there an interface similar to the one in Windows? Tightvnc seems pretty straightforward in Windows, so I'm not quite sure where I am being tripped up in Mint.
Thanks for any help in advance, I am completely new to Linux, so I apologize if I am totally missing the mark somewhere...
I have installed TightVNC and set it up on the Windows machine, along with changing the settings to allow remote connections. I went home, went to software manager and installed (it shows it as installed) tightvncserver, and I believe I set the passwords in the terminal, but that is as far as I got. I can't find the software in my programs list, and I definitely can't figure out how to access other computers - is there an interface similar to the one in Windows? Tightvnc seems pretty straightforward in Windows, so I'm not quite sure where I am being tripped up in Mint.
Thanks for any help in advance, I am completely new to Linux, so I apologize if I am totally missing the mark somewhere...