[AG-TECH] Setup guide for VenueVNC

[Eric Olson]

Hi Jeremy,
That error looks like you're using a 2.1.2 shared app with a 2.2 
VenueClient (correct me if I'm wrong).  You need the 2.2 version of 
VenueVNC.

The VenueVNC client is installed automatically with AGTk 2.2, so if 
someone starts a server users can easily connect to it.
The 2.2 VenueVNC server is available in cvs, so you can use it, but it 
hasn't been officially released or supported.  We're planning on polishing 
up any loose ends and releasing it separately.

That being said here is the current status:
The server currently only starts in linux.  The server is started from the 
commandline (not the VenueClient).  Running VenueVNCServer.py with no 
arguments will give you the list of options.  I typically use:
> python2 VenueVNCServer.py https://venueurl :1 "VenueVNC title"
That last part is the optional name.

If anyone can't wait for us to fix the remaining issues, and would 
like to look at them sooner, here they are:
* Server doesn't start in windows yet (server uses tightvnc).
* Needs updated documentation
* Needs directions for managing permissions
  How to connect to and manage shared app authorization similar to venues.
* Packaging needs to be looked at (have had an rpm and tarball before).

I'll be out of town for a week, so I may be slow to respond to e-mail, but 
others might be able to help.

Eric

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Jeremy Mann wrote:

> 
> Does anyone have a setup guide for shared VenueVNC? I followed the
> instructions in the README file, however, it installs into
> .AccessGrid/SharedApplications rather than /usr/share/AccessGrid, and it
> only installed VenueVNCClient.py, vncviewer and vncviewer.exe in that
> directory.
> 
> When trying to run the server from the directory (as explained in the
> README), I get this:
> 
> VNCClient.py https://ag1.v19.uthscsa.edu:8000/102
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "VenueVNCClient.py", line 5, in ?
>     from AccessGrid.hosting import Client
> ImportError: cannot import name Client
> 
> Also, what are the steps to using SharedPresentation?
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jeremy Mann
> jeremy at biochem.uthscsa.edu
> 
> University of Texas Health Science Center
> Bioinformatics Core Facility
> http://www.bioinformatics.uthscsa.edu
> Phone: (210) 567-2672
> 
>