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--- headless_ubuntu_server_with_a_thin_vnc_gui [2009/08/17 14:50] – tkbletsc
+++ headless_ubuntu_server_with_a_thin_vnc_gui [2024/06/22 14:18] (current) – tkbletsc
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 ====== Headless Ubuntu server with a thin VNC GUI ======
-Install Ubuntu.  I used 9.04.  Then, as root, do:
+===== Ubuntu 22.04 =====
+To install, as root, do:
+<file>
+# apt-get update
+# apt-get dist-upgrade
+# apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4 tightvncserver xfce4-terminal xfonts-base xubuntu-icon-theme
+</file>
+To run with default resolution:
+''tightvncserver''
+To run with a specific resolution:
+''tightvncserver -geometry 1800x950''
+**Set a strong password. **
+As of Ubuntu 22.04, the default setup actually looks complete, so you should be good now. When done, kill it with "tightvncserver -kill :1".
+===== Ubuntu 10.04 =====
+As root, do:
+<file>
+# apt-get update
+# apt-get dist-upgrade
+# apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4 vnc4server xfce4-terminal xfonts-base xubuntu-icon-theme gksu synaptic
+</file>
+Run vncserver once to create the initial setup. You can connect to it now and see a pretty minimal interface – just a terminal window. Kill it with ''tightvncserver -kill :1''.
+Edit ''~/.vnc/xstartup'', comment out or delete what's there, and put:
+<file>
+xfce4-session
+vncserver -kill $DISPLAY
+exit
+</file>
+This way the VNC session is destroyed when you log out.
+To run the vnc server:
+<file>
+$ vncserver
+</file>
+You can also use X-forwarding with SSH to launch GUI apps from the command line. On Windows, first install an X client such as [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/|Xming]]. Then set PuTTY to connect to the server with "X11 forwarding" enabled within the SSH options. For Linux clients, connect with the -X option. Either way, you'll be able to run GUI apps and have them appear on the local machine.
+<file>
+client$ ssh -X server
+server$ xfce4-terminal &
+(it appears!)
+</file>
+===== Ubuntu 9.04 =====
+Install Ubuntu. I used 9.04. Then, as root, do:
 <file>
 # apt-get update
 # apt-get dist-upgrade
 # apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4 vnc4server xfce4-terminal xfce4-icon-theme gksu synaptic
 </file>
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 vncserver -kill $DISPLAY
 exit
 </file>
 This way the VNC session is destroyed when you log out.
 To run the vnc server:
 <file>
 $ vncserver
 </file>