TigerVNC 1.16, a cross-platform VNC client & server, is out with a new Wayland server, improved keyboard handling, and a more responsive native viewer.

TigerVNC, a high-speed remote display system that allows users to view and interact with remote computers, has just released version 1.16.

The most notable addition is the introduction of w0vncserver, a new server designed specifically for sharing Wayland desktops, providing a native approach to exposing Wayland sessions over VNC, aligning TigerVNC more closely with the current Linux desktop trend.

The native viewer has also received improvements, with the long-standing F8 menu replaced by a new, more flexible keyboard shortcut system. In addition, system keys can now be sent even when the viewer is running in windowed mode, removing a common limitation during remote administration tasks.

  • Brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    Yeah I was going to say the same. A year ago I couldn’t get any VNC to work under Wayland and gave up on the idea, nowadays just use RDP (Xrdp, Gnome RDP, etc.). I don’t usually need screen sharing specifically so RDP fits my use case perfectly.

    But it’s great to see VNC catching up, more remote options are always better.