I cannot get a KVM virtual machine to access an audio CD for ripping. I have googled the web and searched this forum, but have not found the answer. I want to try a few ripping applications before I install something permanently [my 1st attempt is vortexbox]. My sense is that since it is an audio cd...

Just to close the loop, I wanted to pass along that I abandoned vnc and ended up using xming (with putty) or mobaXterm (maybe a little quicker?) to meet my needs for a GUI. It doesn't give you a desk-top, but lets you run GUI type programs executed from the command line. I am able to use it for thin...

Has anyone used XRDP? I would really like to get a GUI up and running on 12.04 and thought I might give this a try.

OK. I've searched for some more stuff here and I see now that others are having similar problems with VNC and UBUNTU 12.04 (I searched before, but since I thought it was a permissions issue, my searches were permissions related and so these threads didn't show up). As others have said, I can functio...

I am using version 12.04 LTS (64 bit). (the server version you link to in your "Install Ubuntu" article).

I was able to deal with the folder access problem from Windows, but am still do not have the right permissions to do super-user things from tightvnc.

I re-started from scratch. I sign in as the same user I installed ubuntu with. The programs in VNC don't have the permission to do anything. I can run the programs in terminal with the sudo command.

Well I am a newbie. When I am in vnc (or in windows from another account), I am just accessing drop-down menus and dialog boxes. When I access those drop-down menus and dialog boxes, I don't have the permissions I would expect. If I am running disk utility, I am assuming that I should have the power...

Hello - new to board and Linux. I have basic control of permissions when I am in a terminal/command line (e.g. SUDO...), but I have been struggling in GUI or when I am acting as a user in Windows. The two examples are: 1) In VNCViewer, whenever I try to do anything (e.g. unmount a drive in Disk Util...