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Date:      Sun, 1 Dec 2019 07:36:38 -0800
From:      Jason Barbier <jason@corrupted.io>
To:        Victor Sudakov <vas@sibptus.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Need X-server to run in bhyve guest
Message-ID:  <2124885C-838F-4939-995D-3FE9B985CA5F@corrupted.io>
In-Reply-To: <20191201053515.GB59123@admin.sibptus.ru>
References:  <20191201053515.GB59123@admin.sibptus.ru>

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honestly,
I just use remmina after enabling the vnc console on the guest, works like a charm every time 

Sent from my a tiny pocket computer.

> On Nov 30, 2019, at 22:13, Victor Sudakov <vas@sibptus.ru> wrote:
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> If I were to test different desktop environments (gnome, xfce etc) in a
> FreeBSD guest in bhyve, what X server (probably with vnc access, or rdp
> access, or whatever?) would you advise? 
> 
> I actually want to see the *local* graphical desktop of a guest, not just
> X-clients forwarded from guest to host, or drawing  to a remote $DISPLAY
> on the host.
> 
> Any advice what to install on the guest and how to start it there? I
> would probably need to persuade the Gnome/XFCE on the guest that the
> guest has a monitor and video card...
> 
> -- 
> Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
> 2:5005/49@fidonet http://vas.tomsk.ru/




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