Shared desktop (vino) not working.

[robfish]

My shared desktop (vino) was working before I updated and now with kernel 3.0 it does not work any more. (LMDE)

The same problem happens with Ubuntu 11.10 but the fix described in post #14 at this page does not work with LMDE.

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/174568

Any help is welcome.

This is now also a problem with Linux Mint 12 (LM11 works fine on the same VM host).

[gyorik]

The problem is that after you set up the shared desktop(vino-preferences) the vino-server does not start automatically. You can start it manually: open a terminal-> type /usr/lib/vino-server & (don't close this terminal because if you close then it will kill the process of the vino-server)
I think the developers will fix this bug later.

[robfish]

Thanks gyorik but that fix does not work for me.

I think this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... mments=all
may be the problem but the new version is not in the repos yet.

There are lots of people using either Ubuntu 11.10 or LM12 with the same problem and no fix yet - it is very frustrating.

[robfish]

At last - the fix is now in the repos.
I updated, rebooted and all is well again.

[bdantas]

Using LMDE with MATE here.
Was having trouble accessing my machine remotely but finally figured it out:

1. sudo apt-get update
2. sudo apt-get install vino
3. sudo vino-preferences (configure to taste. Note: Running vino-preferences without sudo--as normal user--didn't seem to work)
4. Go to your "Startup Applications" and create a new item. Call it anything you want (e.g., "Vino server"). This is the command you want: /usr/lib/vino/vino-server --sm-disable
5. Make sure your router is forwarding port 5900 to your host computer's (computer you want to connect to) local IP address*

Now you should be able to connect to your computer remotely. If you are using Linux at the remote site, use vinagre (Applications > Internet > Remote Desktop Viewer) to connect. The settings you want are the following: protocol=VNC, host=your host computer's PUBLIC IP address**. If you setup a password in step 3, you will be asked to enter it after you press "Connect."

Works perfectly for me.

* IP address listed when you right-click your connection icon and choose "connection information"
** IP address listed when you google "what is my ip"

[Landie_UK]

Still doesn't work for me, I did all the above including setting the vino preferences both as a user and as a superuser. When i connect I get a black screen, the desktop appears when I move the mouse, as soon as I move the mouse again the connection is closed. This happens with mate, cinnamon and the gnome desktops. This happens using vinigre and remmina, I also have ubuntu 12.04 installed, remote desktop works sort of, i can connect and use it but as soon as I closed a window I have to mouse over everything to clear the window from the desktop.