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Use VNC client like UltraVNC to connect to the VNC server.
Use VNC client like UltraVNC to connect to the VNC server.
You're wondering why anybody would want to do that? Here's why: [[Asterisk/Skype|Skype over Asterisk]]

Latest revision as of 21:10, 26 August 2016

Install Xvfb, X11vnc, screen and some required libraries, download Skype, install it, then start it in a virtual X server on display 0:

apt-get install xvfb x11vnc screen ia32-libs-gtk
wget -O skype-ubuntu-intrepid_2.1.0.81-1_amd64.deb "http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-ubuntu-64"
dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-intrepid_2.1.0.81-1_amd64.deb
screen -S Skype xvfb-run -n 0 -s "-screen 0 800x600x16" /usr/bin/skype

Attach a VNC server to the virtual X server on display 0:

x11vnc -display :0

Use VNC client like UltraVNC to connect to the VNC server.

You're wondering why anybody would want to do that? Here's why: Skype over Asterisk