Ubuntu11.04 VNC-Server Configuration

From: http://nuclear-imaging.info/site_content/2011/05/11/vnc-server-setup-for-ubuntu-11-04-natty-narwhal/

 

 

For the first time I was able to get VNC to work with Ubuntu with Gnome session instead of a xterm on gray background. the steps involved were exactly the same as I was following earlier, with one exception: the setup of xstartup IN ~ /. VNC folder.

For your xstartup file in ~ /. VNC (the ". VNC" folder in

Your home directory), you need the following:

#----------

#! /Bin/sh

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:

# Unset session_manager

# Exec/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[-X/etc/VNC/xstartup] & exec/etc/VNC/xstartup

[-R $ home/. Xresources] & xrdb $ home/. Xresources

Xsetroot-solid gray

Vncconfig-iconic &

Xterm-geometry 80 × 24 + 10 + 10-ls-title "$ vncdesktop desktop "&

Gnome-session &

# TWM &

#--------

Instead of uncommenting the lines as the script suggests, you change the window manager to gnome-session

Make sure restart vnc4server

The line which got gnome working was "gnome-session &"

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Now for all the steps involved (works in karmic koala Alpha 2, UBUNTU 9.10, kernel 2.6.30-10)

1. Install SSH server, SSH client, VNC Viewer, VNC Server, and xinetd

Sudo apt-Get install OpenSSH-server openssh-client vnc4server xinetd vncviewer

2. setup the SSH password for your login

Ssh-keygen

3. test out the SSH server by typing in

SSH localhost or SSH your_login @ your_ip_address

4. then create a VNC Password

Sudo vncpasswd ~ /. Vncpasswd

5. Edit the xstartup file in ~ /. VNC directory

For your xstartup file in ~ /. VNC (the ". VNC" folder in

Your home directory), you need the following:

----------

#! /Bin/sh

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:

# Unset session_manager

# Exec/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[-X/etc/VNC/xstartup] & exec/etc/VNC/xstartup

[-R $ home/. Xresources] & xrdb $ home/. Xresources

Xsetroot-solid gray

Vncconfig-iconic &

Xterm-geometry 80 × 24 + 10 + 10-ls-title "$ vncdesktop desktop "&

Gnome-session &

# TWM &

--------

Instead of uncommenting the lines as the script suggests, you change the window manager to gnome-session

6. Create a VNC Desktop

Vnc4server: 1-geometry 1024 × 768

7. Then to tunnel into your VNC desktop, first create a SSH tunnel by logging into SSH with the Comand:

Ssh-l 5901: your_ip_address: 5901 your_username @ your_ipaddress

8. Finally, load up your VNC Desktop

Vncviewer localhost: 1