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TigerVNC is an open source Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server and client software, started as a fork of TightVNC in 2009. [2] The client supports Windows , Linux and macOS . The server supports Linux.
The Olivetti & Oracle Research Lab (ORL) [3] at Cambridge in the UK developed VNC at a time when Olivetti and Oracle Corporation owned the lab. Developers who worked on VNC while at the AT&T Research Lab include Tristan Richardson (inventor), Andy Harter (project leader), Quentin Stafford-Fraser, James Weatherall and Andy Hopper. [4]
The initial versions of the XRDP project relied on a local VNC server installation that had to be present alongside the program, in order to relay the graphics and controls between the user and the server [7] (known as the "VNC forwarding mode"). However, this mode is currently not recommended to use anymore, due to its slow performance.
Remmina is in the package repositories for Debian versions 6 (Squeeze) and later and for Ubuntu versions since 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). [6] [7] As of 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), it replaced tsclient as Ubuntu's default remote desktop client. [8] [9] The FreeBSD ports/package collection also contains it as a separate port and additional protocol-specific ...
TightVNC is a free and open-source remote desktop software server and client application for Linux and Windows.A server for macOS is available under a commercial source code license only, without SDK or binary version provided. [3]
TigerVNC: RFB (VNC) Red Hat, Cendio AB, The VirtualGL Project 2009 2023-03-06, 1.12.0 [6] GPL-2.0-or-later: Yes Yes TightVNC: RFB (VNC) GlavSoft LLC, Constantin Kaplinsky 2001 2024-06-17, 2.8.85 [7] GPL-2.0-or-later: Yes Yes Timbuktu: Proprietary: WOS Datasystems pre-1988 2013, 8.8.5 (macOS)/9.0.5 (Windows) Proprietary: Yes Yes TurboVNC: RFB ...
UltraVNC is notable as the base for free no-install remote help desk options including UltraVNC SC (Single Click) and PCHelpWare. These operate by generating pre-configured executables that can be downloaded and run on systems needing support; these applications then connect back to server software running on the system providing support.
Vino was a VNC server for the GNOME desktop environment, the GNOME developers now recommend using "gnome-remote-desktop" instead.. Configuration up to version 3.8.0 was via the vino-preferences program.