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Install VNC Server
2015/05/02
 
Install VNC Server to connect with GUI from remote client.
 
This example is based on MATE Desktop Environment.
[1] Install VNC Server.
root@dlp:~#
aptitude -y install vnc4server
[2] Login with a user which you'd like to set VNC settings.
jessie@dlp:~$
vncpasswd

Password:
# set VNC password

Verify:
jessie@dlp:~$
vncserver :1
# start

xauth:  file /home/jessie/.Xauthority does not exist

New 'dlp:1 (jessie)' desktop is dlp:1

Creating default startup script /home/jessie/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in /home/jessie/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/jessie/.vnc/dlp:1.log
jessie@dlp:~$
vncserver -kill :1
# stop

Killing Xvnc4 process ID 1705
jessie@dlp:~$
vi ~/.vnc/xstartup
# add follows to the end

exec /usr/bin/gnome-session-classic &
# start with diplay number '1', screen resolution '800x600', color depth '24'

jessie@dlp:~$
vncserver :1 -geometry 800x600 -depth 24

[3]
For Client settings, this example shows on Windows 8.1 client.
Download and install UltraVNC from the site below.
http://www.uvnc.com/downloads/ultravnc.html
After installing UltraVNC, click "UltraVNC Viewer" to run, then, following screen is shown. Input [(Server's hostname or IP address):(display number)] like following example and then click "Connect" button.
[4] The password is required. Input VNC password you set in the section [1].
[5] Just connected.
 
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