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Bullseye / RealVNC / Desktop

By Bruce Pleat @bpleat
    2024-02-16 18:48:59.004Zassigned to
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    Hi,
    Am I correct that all TinyPilot devices now ship on Bullseye?
    Bullseye supports adding RealVNC as a server/service. I recall other threads here saying VNC wasn't supported; is installing it via Bullseye (apt -y install realvnc-vnc-server" allowed, blocked, or in some other way useless, for the TinyPilot?

    If there is no desktop, are you allowing / blocking one, or just not preinstalling?

    Thank you.

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      Charles Hague @cghague2024-02-16 22:28:35.242Z

      Hi Bruce, thanks for your question about VNC support.

      Unfortunately, the RealVNC server only allows remote access to a desktop environment on the same machine it is installed on. As your TinyPilot device doesn't have a desktop environment, installing RealVNC wouldn't serve any purpose.

      We don't prevent users from installing anything on their TinyPilot devices, meaning you can, in theory, install a headless desktop environment and access it using RealVNC if you wish. However, it wouldn't be something we could support, and a headless desktop environment consumes significant resources, so I recommend against it.

      I hope this is helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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