Below is a short guide to set up a VNC server within Linux.
Table of Contents
INSTALL
Install the package by running the following commands,
- Ubuntu/Debian – apt-get install vnc4server xinetd
- Fedora/Redhat – yum install vnc-server
PASSWORD
Set the password for vnc by running the command vncpasswd
START VNC
Start the vnc server by running the command vncserver.
You should now be able to connect to you machine usng VNC.
STARTUP
To configure VNC to start at boot up edit the /etc/rc.local file and add the following line just before the line that reads exit 0:
su – <username> -c “/usr/bin/vnc4server :1 -geometry 1024×768 -depth 16 > /tmp/vncserver.log 2>&1 &” &
ISSUES
When you connect your presented with a blank grey screen. This is down to a configuration issue within the file /root/.vnc/xstartup. Further details on how to fix this can be found here.
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