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1 Preliminary Note
2 VNC Server Installation Recommend 13
3 Adding VNC user
4 VNC Client
This guide explains the installation and

configuration of a VNC server on Ubuntu
14.04 server. I use a server here to show you
a ay to have a remote desktop on a root
server in a data center. The same steps will
work for Ubuntu desktops as well.VNC is a
very convenient way of administrating the
Ubuntu 14.04 desktops remotely. The GUI can
be accessed from anywhere over the internet
or local network with a VNC client on any OS.
The only requirement is that the connecting
OS has a VNC-client installed on it.
1 Preliminary Note
In my case, I have a fresh installed
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Ubuntu14.04 server in a datacenter (root

server) where I will install the VNC server so
that I can access the Ubuntu Gnome GUI
remotely. If you do. In case that you havent a
Ubuntu minimal installation yet, follow this
guide for the basic installation of the Ubuntu
server till Chapter 11. All of the cases are
same as per the guide. My network details are
as follows:
IP address 192.168.0.100
Gateway 192.168.0.1
DNS 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
Hostname server1.example.com
VNC-server benefits
Remote GUI administration makes work easy

& convenient.
Clipboard sharing between host Ubuntu
server & VNC-client machine.
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GUI tools can be installed on the host Ubuntu

server to make the administration more
powerful
Host Ubuntu server can be administered
through any OS having the VNC-client
installed.
More reliable and faster then running a
X-Server over SSH.
More reliable then RDP connections.
2 VNC Server Installation
I am logged in my system as root user on

the shell (e.g. by ssh). Now I will install the
VNC-server.
apt-get install gnome-core xfce4

firefox
apt-get install vnc4server
Please make sure that you are using only

vnc-server & no other VNC-server are
installed as this could give errors in future
mostly that clipboard sharing between the
host Ubuntu Server & vnc-client machine. You
can check it as follows:
root@vboxtest ~ # dpkg -l | grep vnc

ii
vnc4server
4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5
amd64 Virtual network
computing server software
root@vboxtest ~ #
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Please uninstall if TightVNC or anything

similar installed.
3 Adding VNC user
In my case, I am using user=srijan it will

differ in your case. You can use any username
for the same.
adduser srijan
root@server1:~# adduser srijan

Adding user `srijan' ...
Adding new group `srijan' (1001)
...
Adding new group `srijan' (1001)
...
Adding new user `srijan' (1001)
with group `srijan' ...
Creating home directory `/home
/srijan' ...
Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...
Enter new UNIX password:

<--yourpassword
Retype new UNIX password:
<--yourpassword
passwd: password updated
successfully
Changing the user information for
srijan
Enter the new value, or press
ENTER for the default
Full Name []: <--ENTER
Room Number []:<--ENTER
Work Phone []:<--ENTER
Home Phone []:<--ENTER
Other []:<--ENTER
Is the information correct?
[Y/n]<--ENTER
Further, we need to start the vncserver with

the user, for this use:
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su - srijan
vncserver
It will show this on the prompt:
srijan@server1:~$ vncserver
You will require a password to acce

ss your desktops.
Password:<--Put your VNC password

Verify:<--Put your VNC password
Password too long - only the first
8 characters will be used
xauth: file /home/srijan/.Xauthori
ty does not exist
New 'server1:1 (srijan)' desktop is

server1:1
Creating default startup script /ho

me/srijan/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in
/home/srijan/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/srijan/.vnc/serve
r1:1.log
srijan@server1:~$
Now I am going to make backup of the

original file & then make the configuration as
follows:
cp ~/.vnc/xstartup ~/.vnc/xstartup.bak
> ~/.vnc/xstartup
vi ~/.vnc/xstartup
#!/bin/sh
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
startxfce4 &
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/

vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME
/.Xresources
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It will have some issues with the gnome-vnc

session so please kill the present vnc session
as follows:
vncserver -kill :1
Further, I will make the startup script for the

vncserver like this:
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su
vi /etc/init.d/vncserver
#!/bin/bash
unset VNCSERVERARGS
VNCSERVERS=""
[ -f /etc/vncserver/vncservers.conf ]
&& . /etc/vncserver/vncservers.conf
prog=$"VNC server"
start() {
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
REQ_USER=$2
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
ulimit -S -c 0 >/dev/null 2>&1
RETVAL=0
for display in ${VNCSERVERS}
do
export USER="${display##*:}"
if test -z "${REQ_USER}" -o "${REQ_US
ER}" == ${USER} ; then
echo -n "${display} "
unset BASH_ENV ENV
DISP="${display%%:*}"
export VNCUSERARGS="${VNCSERVERARGS[$
{DISP}]}"
su ${USER} -c "cd ~${USER} && [ -f .v
nc/passwd ] && vncserver :${DISP} ${VN
CUSERARGS}"
fi
done
}
stop() {
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
REQ_USER=$2
echo -n $"Shutting down VNCServer: "
for display in ${VNCSERVERS}
do
if test -z "${REQ_USER}" -o "${REQ_US
ER}" == ${USER} ; then
echo -n "${display} "
unset BASH_ENV ENV
su ${USER} -c "vncserver -kill :${dis
play%%:*}" >/dev/null 2>&1
fi
done
echo -e "\n"
echo "VNCServer Stopped"
}
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case "$1" in
start)
start $@
;;
stop)
stop $@
;;
restart|reload)
stop $@
sleep 3
start $@
;;
condrestart)
if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/vncserver ];
then
stop $@
sleep 3
start $@
fi
;;
status)
status Xvnc
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|c
ondrestart|status}"
exit 1
esac
Now make it executable:
chmod +x /etc/init.d/vncserver
Next I will make the configuration file for the

vncserver by creating file as follows:
mkdir -p /etc/vncserver
vi /etc/vncserver/vncservers.conf
Give the entries like this.
VNCSERVERS="1:srijan"
VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024x768"
Here your port comes to be 5901 & 1024x768

resolution for the VNC client, you can choose
a resolution of your own choice.
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Now I will add it into boot startups:
update-rc.d vncserver defaults 99
root@server1:~# update-rc.d vncserv

er defaults 99
Adding system startup for /etc/ini
t.d/vncserver ...
/etc/rc0.d/K99vncserver -> ../in
it.d/vncserver
it.d/vncserver
it.d/vncserver
/etc/rc2.d/S99vncserver -> ../in
it.d/vncserver
it.d/vncserver
it.d/vncserver
it.d/vncserver
root@server1:~#
And fFinally reboot the machine.
reboot
4 VNC Client
On the client side, my OS is Ubuntu 14.04

Desktop with the "vino" VNC Client software
installed. But you may use any other VNC
client as well. In case, other OS like
windows-7 you can e.g. install Realvnc-client
or TightVNC.
Now I am going to connect with the VNC

server through my VNC-client
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It will prompt for the password as follows:
Enter the password as VNC password that you

had set for the user "srijan" on the server.
Now you are logged into the GUI of your

server.
Choose Use default config:
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To setup the graphical user session. In case

you want to add more users to access the
vnc-console you need to add the user as
mentioned above & append the entry in the
file as:
vi /etc/vncserver/vncservers.conf
For instance I am using user kishore,

entries will be like this
[..]
VNCSERVERS="2:kishore"
VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1024x768"
This will enable user kishore to get the access

to the VNC-server with the port 5902. In the
same way, you can add the root user also.
Congrats you have configured the VNC-server
successfully :)
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From: Not a loser linux nerd like you Reply
This "tutorial" was clearly written by a linux

nerd who has never had to deal with another
human being in his life. While it does a good
job of explaining absolutely nothing, it misses
out on crucial details, like how to actually enter
data into vi. Note: vi was not written by a
human being. Therefore, human beings are
incapable of understanding its utterly byzantine
interface and backwards approach to data
entry.
Next time you have the urge to write more
tutorials, please kill yourself instead.
From: A nerd Reply
The tutorial was written assuming you have

Linux running on a machine that doesn't
have a GUI. If you're already using a
headless Linux box via ssh, it's not
unreasonable to assume that the reader
knows how to use vi.
Having said that, I'm not going to disagree
that if you don't know anything about vi and
you launch it, you're now in a world of
pain.
From: Jonti Reply
I've just followed the tutorial to set up a

VNC server, and I'm glad the author will
live to write other helpful guides
I was surprised to see vi being used for
editing. The occasional script editor like
myself is better served by nano, because
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the vital keystroke commands are always

displayed on screen.
From: Anonymous Reply
I am commenting merely to say, you, sir

(Not a loser lin...) need to go dance through
a field of flowers and enjoy life. As others
said, clearly, if you have a headless *nix
install, you know what to do, or at least
how to recognize an editor command and
know how to use it, or an alternate (nano),
like I did.
As far as the guide, it was perfect, exactly
what I needed. A few simple commands just
to get VNC installed, and a great refresher
guide for those, like me, who dont always
work with Linux so tend to forget the simple
stuffs.
From: me Reply
I have to agree, I hate vi more than

anything, I can't understand why we are
here in 2015, and old dogs are still up to
their old tricks. Learn some new tricks!
I haven't used vi for years, and avoid it like
the plague.
When following these, simply replace "vi"
with "nano" and you will be much happier.
I suggest to these authors to do the same,
and it will improve their user feedback, and
limit frustration. It sucks if you take the
time to help people, then lose all of your
effort because of an antiquated and
frustrating line editor.
From: Ivan Reply
No one is born knowing this kind of stuff.

Vi, like many other unix technologies has to
be learned. I had a similar reaction many
years ago with my first introduction to vi but
like everything else I don't know, I studied
it and learned it. As the saying goes, better
to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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From: UbuntuUser Reply
Wonderful in explaining all the steps. It was

easy to follow and I am going to try.
From: Arash Reply
...
...
...
Wow... Speechless. Im absolutely speechless.
** starting up windows 7 **
This /.vnc/xstartup configuration worked for

me:
# 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
$HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
x-terminal-emulator -geometry
80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP
Desktop" &
xfce4-session &
startxfce4 &
From: Nathan R. Reply
I wanted to say thanks for this tutorial! I've

been messing with several today, and this is
the only one that worked. Great job and
thanks for putting this up!
My headless Ubuntu server is running happily

up on EC2, and I'm able to connect to it
graphically with no problems.
Nathan
I'm setting up Ubuntu Studio to run as a

headless software synthesizer. This helped a
lot. Thanks very much!
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From: votuduc Reply
Hello, Thank you so much for this great post.

I do follow all your steps, but I can not access
to my Ubuntu (EC2 Amazon) via VNC viewer. I
use Mac OS (10.9.5) + RealVNC (version 5.2.2)
and I have already created a security group on
Instance EC2 in order to enable port 5901.
I got error every time I try to connect to my
Ubuntu.
If I input DNS public like ec2-aa-bbb-ccc-
ddd.ap-southeast-
1.compute.amazonaws.com into VNC viewer,
then I always got error as "The connection was
refused by the host computer".
If I input Private IPs:port like
aa.bb.cc.dd:5901, then I get error as "Timed
out waiting for a response from the host
computer".
The VNCServer has installed successfully as I
get some message as below:
--command:
myuser@myserver:~$ service vncserver start
-- result:
Starting VNC server: 1:myuser Password:
A VNC server is already running as :1
-- command: myuser@myserver:~$ service
vncserver stop
Shutting down VNCServer: 1:myuser.

//// Could you please give me an advise? I
spend a lot of time to read a lot of tutorial, but
I still can not access to Ubuntu via VNC.
Best and Regards,
DUC
From: ubuntino88 Reply
hi,
why if I add a second user following the
instructions in this guide TightVNC and
VNCviewer give me this error: Error in
TightVNC Viewer: Unable to establish
connection . Persistent refusal of the target
computer. ?????
This error is given to me also in the first user,
that work correctly before I've put the second
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user!!!!
If I delete the second user, the first user return
to work correctly!!!
any advice???
thanks!
ubuntino88
From: Evelyne Lachance Reply
The server won't start when attempting to

use sudo service vncserver start.
The error I get is the following: /etc/init.d
/vncserver: 2: /etc/vncserver/vncservers.conf:
VNCSERVERARGS[1]=-geometry 1024x768:
not found
I tried to put 800x600 and get the same error
(with different geometry).
My google-fu fails me on this one, anyone have
any ideas?
From: herp Reply
did you put -geometry 1024x768 in quotes?

like so:
VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry
1024x768"
? that could be a problem if you didn't...
From: Denis Reply
Oh, vnc4server, tightvncserver it's old

development and not actual. Good practice is
TigerVNC (http://tigervnc.org/)
From: TitinoBambino Reply
Interesting and funny but useless comment...

:-)
The set of instructions provided by the autor
are 100% correct, the use of one or another
editor is an unimportant subject, it doesn't
actually matter what editor you use, instead of
VI, I used one of my choice to get the same
things done. and everything works as
explained.
Now, if happens to you (as happened to me),
that vncserver was not what I was actually
looking for, here are the set of instructions to
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undo everything:
vncserver -kill :# (where # is the
current vncserver running)
rm ~/.vnc/xstartup
rm /etc/vncserver/vncservers.conf
rm /etc/init.d/vncserver
update-rc.d -f vncserver remove
apt-get remove --purge vnc4server
apt-get autoremove
(just in case)
mv ~/.vnc/xstartup.bak ~/.vnc/xstartup
Still gnome-core, xfce4 and firefox installed
initially will remain, it is up to you if you want
to remove them as well, those won't harm
anyway.
Is not my intention to explain the above
commands, just list the set of steps required to
undo the install procedure proposed here.
It is supposed that users come here knowing a
little bit of Linux
From: mstreet Reply
What ARE all those packages installed by

the first command. Once I saw everything
the first command planned to install, I
backed out. The second command worked
fine, and the server seems to be installed
correctly (though not tested).
So is all that core\xfce4\firefox stuff
neccessary?
From: herp Reply
Have you tried using your VNCclient to login to

your VNCserver at port :1? That's what i
needed to do.
So, at VNCclient prompt: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:#
where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is your server's ip (on
ec2, this will be your public ip or instead just
your public dns hostname), and # is your
vncServer session you want to connect to - in
this tutorial they set up 1:youruser, and so you
would want # to be 1 for that user. Hope that
helps...
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From: Roger Crawford Reply
Much appreciated. Your startup script works! I

needed that.
From: Lucas Reply
THis works splendidly, however, i cannot logout

from the session?The GUI just hangs.
From: ivan Reply
Even though some people disliked, I just have

to congrat the writer of this tutorial because,
after 48 hours of desesperated searching and
failed tries, I finally understood and finnished in
the first time this installation totally usable.
Thanks a lot Mister, and to be more precise,
I've only been using Linux for one mounth.
From: PCITGUYS Reply
This is a excellant how to instructions.. I am

only haveing one issue. The VNC does not start
when the system is rebooted. anyway to
correct that?
From: linux basic Reply
Hi,
I followed these steps, But for me, getting a
gray screen only. How can fix this ?
From: Douglas Reply
Getting these errors:insserv: warning: script

'K01vncserver' missing LSB tags and
overridesinsserv: warning: script 'vncserver'
missing LSB tags and overrides
From: till Reply
Thats ok, it just means that the start script

has no LSB tags. You can ignore that
warning.
From: Linux, not windows Reply
18 of 21 2/10/2017 3:27 PM
If you do not know how to use linux, then don't

read a guide on how to install "VNC Server On
Ubuntu 14.04". vi saves you so much time
when dealing with Linux on a day to day basis,
something which you clearly don't do. Go back
to your OS for people that don't know how a
computer really works. You're just interested in
the sausage, not how it's made. Oh looks, it's a
pretty desktop shortcut - when you click on it,
nice things happen...
From: Ivan S Kirkpatrick Reply
This was the first time I setup vnc successfully.

Your tutorial worked very well and I had no
trouble with it at all. I use vim instead of vi but
effectively it is a good tutorial. I really
appreciate your work.
From: yousef alhajeri Reply
Thanx a lot, its not easy to find a simple

tutorial that does work on linux for alsmot
anything.
keep on with the good work
From: jbsquared Reply
Very useful tutorial - thanks.

I agree with 'Linux, not windows' if you don't
know how to use linux - then don't read it, and
if you don't like vi - use something else!
From: kid Reply
Did not work for me at all. I went through this

tutorial twice on brand new VMs. The first time,
nothing worked at all. The second time it kinda
works if I startup the vncserver myself, but if I
do it under the second account you had me
create then all I got was a gray screen. If I
ignored the user you had me create, still not
sure why you did that, and startup VNC as the
user I originally logged in as. Then I get a UI in
VNC but there is nothing there. Nothing shows.
I get a mouse and a console window that is
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blank. The server is pretty much unusable in its

current state. I don't think this is a very good
tutorial and it seems strange to me to have to
go through this much pain simply to install
VNC. A whole day wasted. Pretty silly.
From: till Reply
Not sure what you did wrong. I just tested

the guide and it works out of the box on
Ubuntu 14.04, everything shows up on the
desktop and mouse and keyboard are
working.
From: ColumG Reply
Good tutorial! Many thanks for your fine work

here.
From: Malibu Reply
Thank you 1 million times, bless u :D

It works! Problem solved, it's so easy, thanks
thanks thanks :D :D :D
From: Dave Reply
My tightvnc seems to only be listening to port

5901 from localhost, how can I get to to listen
to connections from other hosts on the local
network to avoid requiring an SSH tunnel?
From: Alfonso Castellanos Reply
Wow! It worked as a charm. Many Thanks!!!!
From: Andrew Reply
hi..i installed vnc as guided by your tutorial..but

when i try to restart..ubuntu is unable to
reboot..any suggestions?
From: andertavares Reply
Awesome tutorial. Be sure that you helped

many many people!
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How To Install VNC

This guide explains the installation and

In my case, I have a fresh installed

Ubuntu14.04 server in a datacenter (root

Remote GUI administration makes work easy

GUI tools can be installed on the host Ubuntu

2 VNC Server Installation

I am logged in my system as root user on

apt-get install gnome-core xfce4

apt-get install vnc4server

Please make sure that you are using only

root@vboxtest ~ # dpkg -l | grep vnc

Please uninstall if TightVNC or anything

3 Adding VNC user

In my case, I am using user=srijan it will

root@server1:~# adduser srijan

Enter new UNIX password:

Further, we need to start the vncserver with

It will show this on the prompt:

You will require a password to acce

Password:<--Put your VNC password

New 'server1:1 (srijan)' desktop is

Creating default startup script /ho

Now I am going to make backup of the

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/

It will have some issues with the gnome-vnc

Further, I will make the startup script for the

Now make it executable:

Next I will make the configuration file for the

Give the entries like this.

Here your port comes to be 5901 & 1024x768

Now I will add it into boot startups:

update-rc.d vncserver defaults 99

root@server1:~# update-rc.d vncserv

And fFinally reboot the machine.

On the client side, my OS is Ubuntu 14.04

Now I am going to connect with the VNC

It will prompt for the password as follows:

Enter the password as VNC password that you

Now you are logged into the GUI of your

Choose Use default config:

To setup the graphical user session. In case

For instance I am using user kishore,

This will enable user kishore to get the access

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From: Not a loser linux nerd like you Reply

This "tutorial" was clearly written by a linux

From: A nerd Reply

The tutorial was written assuming you have

From: Jonti Reply

I've just followed the tutorial to set up a

the vital keystroke commands are always

From: Anonymous Reply

I am commenting merely to say, you, sir

I have to agree, I hate vi more than

From: Ivan Reply

No one is born knowing this kind of stuff.

From: UbuntuUser Reply