Re: Currently on x11vnc, looking for reliable VNC solution?

[Dashamir Hoxha]

On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 5:24 PM Alexander V. Makartsev 
wrote:

>
> >>> [1] https://www.nomachine.com/
> >
> > Thanks for your replies guys. These solutions are overkill to my needs,
> > I just need reliable LAN access from one machine to another,
> NoMachine does exactly that.
>

It seems to be very nice and easy (user friendly).
The only downside is that it does not seem to be open source.

Dashamir

Re: Currently on x11vnc, looking for reliable VNC solution?

[Dashamir Hoxha]

On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 10:41 AM piorunz  wrote:

>
> Thanks for your replies guys. These solutions are overkill to my needs,
> I just need reliable LAN access from one machine to another, as for WAN
> access I already have ssh tunnel which tunnels all traffic I want if
> need be. So, I don't think I need external, commercial, not open source
> solution for my simple remote access. I'd rather fix VNC server I have
> right now, or switch to different VNC server. Anyone has experience with
> VNC, or similar LAN protocols, which work? Thanks in advance.
>

I remember trying TigerVNC, which seems to have a better performance
compared to x11vnc:
http://dashohoxha.fs.al/remote-desktop-access-with-vnc-and-sshtunnels/

Xpra may also be very good, but I have never tried it in a scenario like
that:
https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/issues/1009

xrdp might also work, but seems to be a bit tricky:
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/960

x2go may also be a very good solution, as already mentioned.

Regards,
Dashamir

How to Teach Online Courses

[Dashamir Hoxha]

Hi,

The Debian Academy initiative aims to organize courses and other forms of
online teaching/training about things related to Debian, especially for
people that want to get involved directly in the Debian Community, either
with package building or with translation, infrastructure maintenance,
publicity, community development, etc. Ideally, every Debian Team or Debian
Project should organize at least one course (or training) that can help
newcomers to get involved in their activities in the most easy and friendly
way.

This initiative (Debian Academy) started a couple of years ago. I came to
know about it during the last DebConf (in Prizren). As a participant in the
conference (it was the first time for me) I really enjoyed the training
organized by the Video Team, and then participating as a volunteer for
recording the talks. I wish that Debian Academy has the same kind of spirit
for teaching and knowledge sharing, that makes a community vital and
vibrant.

To get things started, I am organizing a training program about how to
teach online courses (since I do have some experience with such courses).
I'd like to share  my experience with other members of the Debian
Community, hoping that they will become teachers in turn, for sharing their
knowledge and skills with the others.

If this seems interesting to you, please register at this event (which also
contains a more detailed description of the training):
https://events.fs.al/event/1/
I promise that it will be easy and fun, and even if you don't start your
own course by the end of this training, there is nothing you can lose by
participating.
I certainly enjoy preparing and teaching it, and I'd be happy to interact
with the participants.

By the way, for the time being I am using my own teaching infrastructure
for the course (Moodle, BigBlueButton, etc.). But if the idea of Debian
Academy gets some support and momentum in the community, we can request
some resources from the Debian project and build the
necessary infrastructure on it.

The course starts on Sep 17 (Saturday), and the registration is closed on
Sep 15, so hurry up with the registration. If you have any questions or
discussions about the Debian Academy, you can join this mailing list:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-academy/

Kind regards,
Dashamir