Installing VNC Server and Gnome Desktop
Install tightvncserver
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tightvncserver
Configuring the VNC Server
vncserver :1
# this command will create a file called xstartup in ~/.vnc/xstartup
Delete content of ~/.vnc/xstartup file and add below lines
#!/bin/sh
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
gnome-panel &
gnome-settings-daemon &
metacity &
nautilus &
gnome-terminal &
# you can add greeting message if you want
zenity --warning --width=400 --height=200 --text "This is welcome message!!!"
After configured the xstartup file, stop server and start again to get configuration we just gave.
vncserver -kill :1
vncserver :1
Install Gnome Desktop
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop gnome-panel gnome-settings-daemon metacity nautilus gnome-terminal
Connect to Desktop
After installation completed, you can connect to your server's desktop with "VNC Viewer" application. "server-ip-address:1"
Do not forget to create password for your user: sudo passwd your_username
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#gnome #linux #vnc