March 2005
Beginner to intermediate
342 pages
15h 55m
English
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#30 Access Windows and Mac OS X from Linux
HACK
You can thank Mark Smulders (msmulders@elsar.nl), the original author, for
this fine piece of software. Sheldon Lee Wen (leewsb@hotmail.com) is the cur-
rent maintainer and developer of the latest versions, and wrote plug-ins from
the ground up. Phil Woodland (sir_taco@yahoo.ca) is the contributions coor-
dinator and maintainer. Finally, Chris Peterson (rpm@forevermore.net) does
the RPM packaging for LinEAK.
HACK
#30
Access Windows and Mac OS X from Linux Hack #30
No need to move to another computer; just sit put and access them all.
Although you don’t need to go far to hear someone extolling the benefits of
Linux and free software, many people still need to use other operating sys-
tems, such as Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X. Aside from per-
sonal choice, other reasons to use non-Linux operating systems include
running applications that are available only on a particular OS, an employer
mandating that you use a particular platform, or even a need to test soft-
ware and services across different platforms. For some, the solution is a huge
desk set up to accommodate three computers with three monitors and three
keyboards/mice; however, there is a better way.
This hack uses a piece of software called Virtual Network Computer (VNC).
This useful little tool allows you to essentially redirect your monitor output
to another ...
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