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--- headless_ubuntu_server_with_a_thin_vnc_gui [2010/04/29 17:02] – tkbletsc
+++ headless_ubuntu_server_with_a_thin_vnc_gui [2010/04/29 17:56] (current) – tkbletsc
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 # apt-get update
 # apt-get dist-upgrade
-# apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4 vnc4server xfce4-terminal gksu synaptic
+# 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 "vncserver -kill :1".
 Edit ''~/.vnc/xstartup'', comment out or delete what's there, and put:
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 <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>