GUACAMOLE-1499: Mention some caveats with VNC #181
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dstndstn
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Jan 14, 2022
dstndstn
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- mention that file transfer is not supported by VNC, so sftp is required.
- this may be too detailed -- mention that the Ubuntu 18.04 shipped package does not support copy/paste; point to an alternative.
…pported, so sftp is required.
…gervncserver packages.
| On Ubuntu Linux version 18.04, the package | ||
| `tigervnc-standalone-server` does not support clipboard (copy/paste) | ||
| functionality. The `tigervncserver` packages provided by the TigerVNC | ||
| project (https://sourceforge.net/projects/tigervnc/files/stable/) do | ||
| support clipboard operations. | ||
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My thought, here, is that, instead of trying to cover what the capabilities of specific distributions, versions, and VNC servers support, it might be better go more generic. Something more like Your distribution and VNC server may not support clipboard functionality - please check the documentation or locate a VNC server/version that does.
I'm just not sure the Guacamole Manual is the place to try to document (and keep up-to-date) the capabilities of various distributions and VNC servers. I don't think that'll scale well :-).
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Yes, I hear you. But there is not other documentation to check, and how is one supposed to "find one that does". I don't know what causes a VNC server to have clipboard functionality that works or doesn't with guacamole, but it's certainly not something they document in a clear way! Would a "known good" / "known missing some functionality" list be more palatable? It would at least be less wordy.
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I think I'd be okay with a couple of lists like that - these VNC servers are known to work, these are not, etc.
