On Friday 30 May 2003 11:21, Parker, Ron wrote:
> Frequently my wife calls from home for a little computer help.  She's not a
> geek, but is learning fast.  It would be really convenient if I could set
> something up that works like VNC on (shudder) Windows, where I could
> actually see what she is doing and help out.  Does VNC allow you to attach
> remotely to an existing X server or does it create a completely separate
> DISPLAY?  What other solutions are there?
The latest versions of KDE have a slightly customized version of KDE for just 
this purpose.  They have coined it as desktop sharing.  I suppose so the 
masses understand the concept with a MS like name.  You can teach her how to 
start it up, and send you a token or password or something to connect.
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