I think for linux I copied the Xsession/Xstartup file from the system to my .vnc directory to get it to work and then setup vnc start start CDE on solaris, other than that its a pretty simple app ...

This two-part series presents a novel way to set up a VNC-based X Window System desktop for your Linux system. By the end of this two-part series, you'll have a configuration that allows users to log ...

VNC Viewer allows you remote access to your desktop, but it's not as easy to setup as something like LogMeIn. However, I prefer it over anything else because it's just more robust.