Re: VNC vs Cygwin (was RE: Semi-OT: Vi Question/Need)

From: Frits Hoogland <frits.hoogland_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:34:43 +0100
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I work mainly using VPN connections, which are mostly very reliable. But = because of the way X works, I would go for VNC (or other software which = makes the session local, like no machine ,freenx, etc.).=20

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On Mar 20, 2013, at 2:16 PM, Brian Pardy <brianpa_at_burton.com> wrote:

> Nuno Souto wrote:
>> You are kidding me! Amazing! Until very recently the only thing =
Oracle Australia
>> recommended was vnc.
>> Which by default makes it extremely hard to see what one enters in =
the orainst
>> data entry fields!
>> cygwin is the only one I've seen that has by default the right size =
and type of
>> fonts for orainst.
>> Or more likely: the developer(s) of orainst use cygwin! ;)
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> Stick with VNC for installing/upgrading Cloud Control 12c. I ran into = an "interesting" bug (14623310, now patched via auto-update) where = Cygwin's openssh+Xserver, with or without the -Y/-X flags, would = silently timeout the X display support after about 20 minutes causing an = upgrade failure moving from 12cR1 to R2. There's a step in the upgrade = that runs a blind X app with no UI that was failing silently since it = couldn't connect to my $DISPLAY when it was run about 25 minutes into = the upgrade process. =20
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> I will probably use VNC for all installs/upgrades for the next decade = because of this.

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> -Brian
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