[GUIDE] How to install vnc4server in Debian OS to operate gui in Windows

[deathscythe13]

To anyone who doesn't know about what is VNC Software - it is a remote control that let you controls your vps and with gui to easily navigate linux.

FIRST GUIDE IS FOR YOUR VPS:

first get vnc4server and install in your os:

apt-get install vnc4server

next get GNOME and install this may take a while so wait

apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment

next is if you dont have another user aside root yet do the following else SKIP!:

adduser "youruser"

passwd "yourpass"

next if you already have a user which you will be using to start vnc server, switch to your user:

su - "youruser"

then type:

vncpasswd

it will then let you type a new vnc password like this and dont forget your password we will use it to connect your vnc client:

Password: "yourvncpass"

Verify: "yourvncpass"

next is in order for the ".vnc/xstartup" file to appear you will run vnc for the first time:

vncserver :1

<-- NOTE: The :1 here is the id you put next to your ip, so for example yourserverip:1 / yourdomain.com:1

next is you stop your vnc to do this:

vncserver -kill :1<-- NOTE: The :1 is the id that your vnc started, so in order for you to stop you must put the right id

that was running

next is you change ".vnc/xstartup" file to do this:

vi .vnc/xstartup

you can also locate this file in /home/USERXXX/.vnc using FTP..

the code above will lead you to ".vnc/xstartup" file and edit it, you will add below:

# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

exec gnome-session &

To Edit: Press "A" so that you can type in the file

To Exit: Press "Esc" and type ":wq" to go back and save.

after all of that run again your vnc using this:

vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 -depth 24

TADA!! and your VNC Server is now running!!

NEXT GUIDE IS FOR YOUR PC/MACHINE THAT YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO YOUR VPS:

Download: http://realvnc.com/p...1/download.html from here or Search in: http://www.google.com

Run your VNC it should look like this:

OR

Next is you enter your vnc password in STEP 5 of GUIDE for VPS:

Lastly The GUI inside!!

Edited April 18, 2012 by deathscythe13

[Matrixfox]

Nice, LOVE IT!

[Hayate Yoshida]

Nice guide! Very descriptive, this probably would work for Ubuntu Server as well.

[Matrixfox]

Nice guide! Very descriptive, this probably would work for Ubuntu Server as well.

This same method works pretty much on every RPM based OS's.

Good Luck

[Hayate Yoshida]

Of course the installation packages may differ for their names depending on the distro though but since Ubuntu is based on Debian, I'm pretty sure they're the same.