X11VNC: Allows Windows to remotely manage Ubuntu desktops

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• Install VNC Server in Ubuntu
• Connection process in Windows

Install VNC Server in Ubuntu

First install x11vnc on the Ubuntu machine:

sudo apt-get install x11vnc

 

Then set the VNC connection password:

x11vnc -storepasswd

The command above will prompt you to enter the password, and then encrypt the password and save it in~ /. Vnc/passwdFile.

 

Start VNC Server:

x11vnc -forever -shared -rfbauth ~/.vnc/passwd 

 

You can also set the VNC Server to automatically start in the background after the system is started:

1. Copy the password file/EtcDirectory:

sudo cp ~/.vnc/passwd /etc/x11vnc.pass

2. Create/Etc/init/X11vnc. confFile to copy the following content:

start on login-session-start    script      x11vnc -display :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -forever -bg -o /var/log/x11vnc.log -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -rfbport 5900  end script  

3. Restart your computer. After the restart, you can connect to Windows.

 

Connection process in Windows

InstallRealVNC Viewer, And then start VNC Viwer:

 

Enter the IP address or machine name of the Ubuntu machine in the VNC Server, and click the Connect button, prompting you to enter the password:

 

In the Password box, enter the VNC connection password we just set and click "OK". Then we can see the graphical desktop of the Ubuntu machine.