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There are different VNC client and server sides applications like TightVNC, TigerVNC, RealVNC etc.

VNC is also used for different operating systems like MacOS, Windows, Unix, BSD etc. PS: developers prefer their programs to run locally (within a user session) because a bug cannot affect the global system that way.Virtual Network Computing or simply popular name VNC is a protocol mostly used by Linux servers to create remote desktop connection. I find this procedure very convenient as well as the safest for the user. On exiting Preferences, vino-server stops and would stop even if started in Sharing off state. When work is finished, they run Preference again to tick Sharing Allow. On exiting Preferences, vino-server starts and they tell me the IP address to use. I edited /usr/share/applications/sktop as follows:Įxec=bash -c 'vino-preferences /usr/lib/vino/vino-server&zenity -info -text="Accès par Internet: `curl `:5900"'īefore work, I ask my friends to run Remote Desktop Preferences and to tick Sharing Allow.

I don't want the vino-server to be active all the time: it's just fine it doesn't autostart.

I access the Ubuntu of friends I help, to install or configure or to teach them something.Īs I need access from the Internet through the modem, I use vino.Īll sharing and Security options are turned on during access. Now you can either reboot or start the service manually by typing: service vncserver start vnc directory in each users home dir with the appropriate startup scripts.įinally, do the following: update-rc.d vncserver defaults 99 So as root you could do: su justin -c vncserver I put that in caps because if you skip that step none of it will work. OPTIONS="-name $"Īs Stephen mentioned in his answer you'll need to run vncserver AT LEAST ONCE AS EACH USER you want to login as. # The name that the VNC Desktop will have.