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[Bug 1501747] [NEW] unble to launch Assist/Monitor when using vncviewer from tigervnc

 

Public bug reported:

vncviewer from tigervnc requires launching like xvnc4viewer, so may be
test to find out which   vncviewer binary is used before launching it
would be better.

On openSUSE there is /usr/bin/vncviewer-tigervnc actual binary and
/usr/bin/vncviewer is link to /etc/alternatives/vncviewer. On suse the
attached patch would work, however it does not solve issue with other
distributions that install vncviewer binary which is from tigervnc.

For example on CentOS /usr/bin/vncviewer is actual binary provided by
tigervnc. Only way I could discover if the binary comes from tigervnc is
like this::

if  grep TigerVNC /usr/bin/vncviewer; then
      echo  "this is vncviewer-tigervnc, using vnc4viewer parameters"
elif grep TightVNC  /usr/bin/vncviewer; then
     echo "this is TightVNC vncviewer, using old school parameters to launch"
else
    echo "unknown vncviewer, using .... parameters to launch"
fi

Don't know python equal of this.

** Affects: epoptes
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Patch added: "epoptes-tigervnc.patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1501747/+attachment/4480857/+files/epoptes-tigervnc.patch

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Title:
  unble to launch Assist/Monitor when using vncviewer from tigervnc

Status in Epoptes:
  New

Bug description:
  vncviewer from tigervnc requires launching like xvnc4viewer, so may be
  test to find out which   vncviewer binary is used before launching it
  would be better.

  On openSUSE there is /usr/bin/vncviewer-tigervnc actual binary and
  /usr/bin/vncviewer is link to /etc/alternatives/vncviewer. On suse the
  attached patch would work, however it does not solve issue with other
  distributions that install vncviewer binary which is from tigervnc.

  For example on CentOS /usr/bin/vncviewer is actual binary provided by
  tigervnc. Only way I could discover if the binary comes from tigervnc
  is like this::

  if  grep TigerVNC /usr/bin/vncviewer; then
        echo  "this is vncviewer-tigervnc, using vnc4viewer parameters"
  elif grep TightVNC  /usr/bin/vncviewer; then
       echo "this is TightVNC vncviewer, using old school parameters to launch"
  else
      echo "unknown vncviewer, using .... parameters to launch"
  fi

  Don't know python equal of this.

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