[wellylug] which is "safer" on a server: Xvfb or vncserver?

[Enkidu]

On Sun, 02 May 2004 16:16:59 +1200, you wrote:
>
>I wish to run OpenOffice.org on continually a server, so I can use it
>for document conversion.  OOo needs X to run, but I don't want to run X
>on my server.   Therefore, I'm thinking of a choice between Xvfb or
>vncserver.  Do folks have experience with this?  Which is better in
>terms of security or stability?  Has anyone had a long running OOo
>process?  Perhaps I would be better off running an actual instance of X
>on the server's hardware, and start up OOo in that?
>
vncserver is an X server and needs X to run.

Cheers,

Cliff