Getting remote access to Linux host - VPS - vnc

How to

Posted on December 14, 2014 | by admin

This is what worked for me (For GNOME Fallback instead of Unity):

Update:

apt-get update apt-get upgrade

Install Ubuntu Desktop & Gnome-fallback

apt-get install ubuntu-desktop apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

Install and start GDM (I choose GDM instead of lightgdm when it gave me the choice)

apt-get install gdm

if you already installed GDM ,gnome before use

dpkg-reconfigure gdm

and choose GDM

service gdm start

Install TightVNCServer and set password

apt-get install tightvncserver

vncserver -geometry 1024x768 :1 //It will ask for a password

vncserver -kill :1

Edit ~/.vnc/xstartup (This is what worked for me):

nano ~/.vnc/xstartup

Paste this in:

#!/bin/sh

def

export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1

unset SESSION_MANAGER

unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS

gnome-panel &

gnome-settings-daemon &

metacity &

nautilus &

gnome-terminal &

Then set proper permissions

The .vnc/xstartup file was owned by root, so I changed ownership to user:
chown user /home/user/.vnc/xstartup
The .vnc/xstartup file was 664 (-rw-rw-r–.) – I assume vnc uses the ‘other’ permissions to connect and allow interactions, so I changed the permissions to 755:
chmod 755 /home/user/.vnc/xstartup

Then start a new vnc connection:

vncserver -geometry 1024x768 :1

Use this client, connect with SSH for enhanced security

apt-get install ssvc

Getting remote access to Linux host – VPS – vnc