Running desktop on remote server
Usually you would use the ssh terminal when working on a remote linux server. But there can be times when you need to run a gui app on the server and keep it running for quite some time.
Recently I had to do something similar and therefore I setup an Ubuntu server with desktop and accessed it via VNC.
The idea is simple. Install any desktop environment of your choice on the server. In this tutorial we shall be using Xfce, as it has a light footprint compared to the larger ones like Gnome and KDE.
Then use vnc server to launch the desktop environment and create an X display session that we shall access from our local desktop machine through a vnc client.
Install Desktop environment and VNC server
Xfce is a lightweight desktop and ideal for usage on a remote server. First install the xfce packages and tightvnc server. It would be a good idea to update the package cache before doing the actual install.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies tightvncserver
Note that this will only install the packages and not start anything. We shall be starting the vncserver with specific settings on our own, later in this guide.
If...
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Setup Xfce desktop on remote ubuntu 16.10 server and access it via VNC
Usually you would use the ssh terminal when working on a remote linux server. But there can be times when you need to run a gui app on the server and keep it running for quite some time.
Recently I had to do something similar and therefore I setup an Ubuntu server with desktop and accessed it via VNC.
The idea is simple. Install any desktop environment of your choice on the server. In this tutorial we shall be using Xfce, as it has a light footprint compared to the larger ones like Gnome and KDE.
Then use vnc server to launch the desktop environment and create an X display session that we shall access from our local desktop machine through a vnc client.
Install Desktop environment and VNC server
Xfce is a lightweight desktop and ideal for usage on a remote server. First install the xfce packages and tightvnc server. It would be a good idea to update the package cache before doing the actual install.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies tightvncserver
Note that this will only install the packages and not start anything. We shall be starting the vncserver with specific settings on our own, later in this guide.
If...
Read full post here
Setup Xfce desktop on remote ubuntu 16.10 server and access it via VNC