How to Install and VNC server on Linux

How to Install and VNC server on Linux


Install VNC Server to operate Server with GUI remotely from Windows client.

[root@dlp ~]# yum -y install tigervnc-server
[root@dlp ~]# su - cent              # switch to a user you'd like to config VNC
[cent@dlp ~]$ vncpasswd           # set VNC password
Password: # input
Verify:       # confirm
[cent@dlp ~]$
vncserver :1               # start

xauth: creating new authority file /home/cent/.Xauthority

New 'dlp.server.world:1 (cent)' desktop is dlp.server.world:1

Creating default startup script /home/cent/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in /home/cent/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/cent/.vnc/dlp.server.world:1.log

[cent@dlp ~]$ vncserver -kill :1  # stop
Killing Xvnc process ID 2187

[cent@dlp ~]$ vi /home/cent/.vnc/xstartup

#twm & # last line: make it comment

exec gnome-session &

# run Gnome
# run with diplay number '1', screen resolution '800x600', color depth '24'

[cent@dlp ~]$ vncserver :1 -geometry 800x600 -depth 24

Install VNC viewer on client computer next. Download from the site below to install.

http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/download.html

Start VNC viewer after installing. Then following scrren is shown. Input [(Server's hostname or IP address):(display number)] like following example.



Password is required. Input VNC password you set in the section [1].



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