User`s manual
8 Installing and Using the Axel-VNCviewer
3.1 - PREREQUISITS
Warning
: it is assumed that the X11 environment is already installed (utilities,
directories and files) on the Unix/Linux server.
Mount the Axel CD-ROM and copy the following files onto the hard disk:
-
Xvnc
(VNC server, on CD supplied, under /bin). Copy and rename as
‘Xvnc’ the appropriate binary (Xvnc.SCO, Xvnc.LINUX, Xvnc.UW7,
Xvnc.AIX) to a local directory (ie /usr/local/bin). Set execute permission by
invoking
chmod +x Xvnc
.
-
vncpasswd
(VNC authentication, on CD supplied, under /bin). Copy and
rename as 'vncpasswd' the appropriate binary (vncpasswd.SCO,
vncpasswd.LINUX, vncpasswd.UW7, vncpasswd.AIX) to a local directory
(i.e. /usr/local/bin). Set execute permission by invoking
chmod +x
vncpasswd
.
-
axvnc
(VNC configuration utility, on CD supplied, under /bin). Copy axvnc
to /etc. Set execute permission by invoking
chmod +x axvnc
.
- other files: copy files located in /misc to /tmp:
- xservers.SCO (for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5),
- govnc.SCO (for previous SCO versions),
- govnc.LINUX (for Linux with gdm),
- govnc.KDE22 (for Linux with KDE 2.2),
- xservers.LINUX (for Linux),
- xservers.UW7 (for UnixWare 7),
- xservers.OU8 (for Open Unix 8),
- xservers.AIX (for AIX),
- xservers.SUN (for SUN),
- xservers.HPUX (for HP-UX),
- runNS (autorun script for Netscape),
- runRDP (autorun script for rdesktop).
3.2 - THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY: AXVNC
The axvnc configuration utility can be used to easily set up the Unix/Linux
server. This script has been certified for Linux, SCO OpenServer and