From 959edc8af5039abd1d7912ddc88c5846143b0530 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:41:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] nearly ready for this to go live seems to be working well now, in version 10. --- experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.008 | 140 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.009 | 144 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.010 | 66 +++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 350 insertions(+) create mode 100755 experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.008 create mode 100755 experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.009 create mode 100755 experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.010 diff --git a/experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.008 b/experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.008 new file mode 100755 index 00000000..a6d4d261 --- /dev/null +++ b/experiments/home-.vnc/xstartup.008 @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ +#!/bin/sh + +# set up gnome desktop environment for remote access via vnc. + +# this script depends on the gnome desktop. to install the minimal +# parts of gnome needed (as far as i know), run this command: +# sudo apt-get install gnome-panel gnome-settings-daemon metacity nautilus gnome-terminal + +# references: +# best? https://askubuntu.com/questions/475023/how-to-make-vnc-server-work-with-ubuntu-desktop-without-xfce +# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-setup-vnc-for-ubuntu-12 +# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-install-ubuntu-desktop-and-vnc +# https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1903220 +# https://askubuntu.com/questions/800302/vncserver-grey-screen-ubuntu-16-04-lts + +############################ +# items marked with #H: below were on until recently. +############################ + +# boilerplate that people seem to mostly agree on. + +unset SESSION_MANAGER +unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS +export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1 +[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup +[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources +xsetroot -solid darkgreen +vncconfig -iconic & + +############################ + +# the chaos zone. all of these are still being tested. + +# solid leads are building this chunk. +/usr/bin/gnome-panel & +/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon & + + + +####### +gnome-session --session=ubuntu & +# valid values for session that we've seen: ubuntu, gnome, unity, 2d-gnome (?) +####### + +#... some new stuff that hopefully will help out. +#/usr/lib/gnome-session/gnome-session-binary –session=ubuntu & +#unity-panel-service & +#unity-settings-daemon & + +#seeing if indicator multiload does this: +#for indicator in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-*; do +# basename=’basename \${indicator}’ +# dirname=’dirname \${indicator}’ +# service=\${dirname}/\${basename}/\${basename}-service +# \${service} & +#done +#unity + + +####### +# are these alternatives also? +x-session-manager & +#x-window-manager & +####### + + +# do we need this? +gnome-shell & + +####### +# one or the other of the window managers here. +#hmmm: but mutter doesn't work at all. +#H: metacity & +#mutter --replace & +####### + +# this just brings up an initial file exploring window, although at one point i needed to +# have nautilus running to see icons on the desktop. +####right now there are no visible icons on the desktop, so is it failing? +nautilus & + +############################ + +# experimental additions since still getting lots of weird isssues: +indicator-multiload & +gnome-keyring-daemon & +#H: ibus-daemon & +#H: zeitgeist-daemon & + +############################ + +# these processes are just nice to have started already. +# +# you know you were going to want them. + +# password tools from kde. +kwalletd & + +############################ + +# limbo of useless boneheads. +# +# these things just don't seem to work. + +# this never ever shows up. +#x-terminal-emulator -geometry 100x32 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & + +#doesn't seem to help. +#gnome-terminal-server & + +#not helping +#if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ]; then +# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc +#fi +#if [ -f /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ]; then +# exec sh /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc +#fi + +############################ + +# ------------------------------ +# "&@}*(@^!$)_-{%: