Red Hat® Linux® 7 Unleashed

Windowing Network Clients

While software and hardware emulators can ease many computing tasks, the demands on system resources such as memory or storage can be tremendous. If you have extra computers or work in a networked environment, an easier approach is to use the X Window system and networking protocols to communicate with other systems and run other clients.

Thanks to AT&T Laboratories Cambridge and Red Hat, Red Hat Linux users can now enjoy working on the desktops of foreign operating systems with relative ease through virtual networking computing. Even better news is that the software, called vnc, is available under the GNU General Public License with source code for Linux, comes with the latest version of Red Hat Linux, and if downloaded ...