Help with VNC setup
  • KtechKtech
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    I am running an installation of LXLE headless right now. It is working very well on this lower-powered PC I have (Atom 1.6 GHz CPU, 4GB ram).  One part I do not have worked out perfectly yet is VNC. How can I have VNC working to display a regular, full desktop?

    What I have done is install openssh-server, and tigervnc from the repositories (apt-get). I used ufw to allow all of the correct ports. At first when I ran VNC it was grey with a black X. I then came across some help; installed lxde-common and edited my startup to this:

    #!/bin/sh

    [ -r HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
    xsetroot -solid grey
    vncconfig -iconic &
    startlxde &

    At least now I can ssh in, start VNC and have a working desktop. I would prefer it started at boot time, but more, that it looked like the excellent desktop that lxle normally provides. Any thoughts or help? Thanks.

  • lxlelxle
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    did you try gitso? located in menu>internet
    Thanked by 1Ktech
  • KtechKtech
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    No, I will look in to it. Is there a way to configure that remotely? I appreciate using tools I can change, or activate through ssh. Makes managing a headless system a bit easier.
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