How To Setup VNC For Ubuntu 12

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Ubuntu XFCE Vnc

Background

VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing, which allows you to connect to your server remotely, and be able to use your keyboard, mouse, and monitor to interface with that server.

Step 1 – Install VNC server and XFCE 4 desktop.

To get started, we will install a VNC server on Ubuntu 12.10 x64 Server droplet. Login as root and install packages:

apt-get -y install ubuntu-desktop tightvncserver xfce4 xfce4-goodies

 

Step 2 – Add a VNC user and set its password.

adduser vnc
passwd vnc

If you would like to get root as user vnc you would have to add it to sudoers file. Make sure you are logged in as root:

echo "vnc ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> /etc/sudoers

Set user vnc’s VNC Server password:

su - vnc
vncpasswd
exit

This step sets the VNC password for user ‘vnc’. It will be used later when you connect to your VNC server with a VNC client:

Now you can login as user ‘vnc’ and obtain root by running ‘sudo su -‘ and entering your password:

Step 3 – Install VNC As A Service

Login as root and edit /etc/init.d/vncserver and add the following lines:

#!/bin/bash
PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin/"
export USER="vnc"
DISPLAY="1"
DEPTH="16"
GEOMETRY="1024x768"
OPTIONS="-depth ${DEPTH} -geometry ${GEOMETRY} :${DISPLAY}"
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
case "$1" in
start)
log_action_begin_msg "Starting vncserver for user '${USER}' on localhost:${DISPLAY}"
su ${USER} -c "/usr/bin/vncserver ${OPTIONS}"
;;
 
stop)
log_action_begin_msg "Stoping vncserver for user '${USER}' on localhost:${DISPLAY}"
su ${USER} -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :${DISPLAY}"
;;
 
restart)
$0 stop
$0 start
;;
esac
exit 0

Edit /home/vnc/.vnc/xstartup and replace with:

#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
startxfce4 &

Update file permissions and allow any user to start X Server:

chown -R vnc. /home/vnc/.vnc && chmod +x /home/vnc/.vnc/xstartup
sed -i 's/allowed_users.*/allowed_users=anybody/g' /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

Make /etc/init.d/vncserver executable and start VNC server:

chmod +x /etc/init.d/vncserver && service vncserver start

Add your VNC server to automatically start on reboot:

update-rc.d vncserver defaults

 

Step 4 – Connect to your VNC server with TightVNC / Chicken of the VNC

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