Configuring VNC connections to you Box

A quick entry today. I needed to rid the *missing ubuntu session* dialog when connecting via VNC to my box@work.

So, I edited the vnc xstartup file:

#!/bin/sh
unset SESSION_MANAGER
gnome-session --session=gnome-classic &

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &

Finally start the vncserver with something like:

#vncserver -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 24

In depth resource for this issue.

Assogiate

But Mooooooom it wan't it like window$. Me just pointy clicky and then like magic the file i clicked opens in my favorite editor! Sigh... Did you ever have programmers (users) that worked their entire career on a single platform. Programmers that think everything should work like it used to... Programmers unwilling to learn new stuff?

I have a bunch of programmer rednecks who apparently need to point and click in "the configured file manager" to be able to open a source file. And these programmers want the same behavior on Linux as they have in Window$ file Exploder ... Sigh ...

Here's how: http://ubuntugenius.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/create-your-own-file-types-in-ubuntu-with-assogiate/.  In my case I had to create a debian package carrying the settings, enabling these programmers to use synaptic to install the extension.

Programmers? ... Go figure ..