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VNC = Virtual Network Computing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VNC enables you to set up a connection from a remote host (e.g. a PC offsite) to a session on a SLAC Linux host. For access to control system components such as edm displays or matlab programs, VNC often provides the best performance.
The elements are:
- The vncserver runs a KDE session on a linux host.
- The VNC Viewer runs on your PC, and connects to the Linux session, allowing you to do work on the Linux host.
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