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Finally this screen specifies the command to run on the remote system to access the desktop. Once you have configured Remote Desktop access you are ready to try connecting.
== Accessing a Remote Ubuntu Linux Desktop using Vinagre ==
As mentioned previously there are both secure and insecure methods for accessing a remote desktop. In this section we assume that the desktop is being accessed by a remote system on the same local network where security is not a concern. See the section later in this chapter for establishing a secure connection if you are connecting from a system outside your firewall.
Connection to the remote desktop may be performed by running either the ''vncviewer'' tool, or the newer ''vinagre'' on the system from which the remote desktop is to be accessed. On Fedora systems, vinagre is not installed by default. To install vinagre on a Fedora system, execute the following command in a terminal window (Applications->System Tools->Terminal):
<pre>
su -
yum install vinagre
</pre>
To access a remote desktop, open a terminal window and enter the command specified in the Remote Desktop Preferences dialog, for example:
<pre>
vinagre hostname:0
</pre>
where ''hostname'' is either the hostname or IP address of the remote system. Alternatively, launch the tool via the ''Applications->Internet->Remote Desktop Viewer'' menu option. Once loaded, click on the ''Connect'' button and enter the IP address or name of the remoet system to which the desktop connection is to be established.
If you configured the remote system to prompt to approve a connection a dialog will appear on the remote system. Until the connection is approved the vinagre session will wait. Once approved, or if no approval is required, vinagre will prompt for the password (assuming one was defined):
[[Image:vinagre_auth.jpg|Vinagre requesting a password to access a remote desktop]]
Enter the password and vinagre will appear containing the desktop from the remote system. If remote desktop control was enabled you can interact with the desktop as if you were sitting at the remote screen. The following figure illustrates a vinagre session running on a Fedora system attached to a remote desktop running on Ubuntu. Note that only part of the remote desktop is displayed. The entire desktop may be viewed by clicking on the ''Full Screen'' toolbar button.
[[Image:vinagre_attached_ubuntu_desktop.jpg|Vinagre attached to a remote Ubuntu desktop]]
== Accessing a Remote Fedora Linux Desktop ==
