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Not able to login after installing vncserver

So I installed vncserver and vncviewer and was trying to run virtual machine through qemu. Last night it was all good, now when i try to login a black screen comes in and I am again on the login, even ...
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Failing to remote login via XDMCP

I'm using ubuntu12.04amd64 xinetd and tightvncserver, i can connect from other machine use vnc client, and can display gdm, but can't login for any account. $cat /etc/xinetd.d/vnc service vnc { ...
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How do I make VNC work on Ubuntu 12.10 LTS(Quantal Quetzal)?

I have been trying to muck around with xstartup (in ~/.vnc) to get VNC to work like it usually does (i.e. to mirror my desktop). Unfortunately, with my current xstartup ('borrowed' from the pages ...
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How can I get a gnome environment in my VNC session?

When I start VNC I have an empty desktop without the ability to manage windows or start apps etc). I'd like to have a desktop environment to be able to basic desktop things (someone asked me why I ...
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Installing VNC server/client in Ubuntu 12.04

I want to install VNC server/client with the GUI in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. I found a tutorial for this task. But if I followed this tutorial I will lose my Unity desktop and ends with a Gnome ...
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How to configure VNC on a remote Ubuntu server?

I am currently in the process of creating a Ubuntu server with Rackspace cloud and I am trying to configure this server for VNC over SSH on my MacBook Air. Here is a summary of what I am trying to ...
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Configuring graphical desktop on Linode VPS

I'm experimenting with using a Linode VPS as a development box for my Rails projects, so I'd like to set up a GUI environment to run a few basics, like Google Chrome for debugging. There is a pretty ...
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Desktop Sharing not working when upgrading from 11.04 to 11.10

Just upgraded (reinstalled, because upgrading messed up my whole system) from 11.04 to 11.10 and Desktop sharing simply doesn't work anymore. Under the Desktop Sharing Preferences I enabled the ...
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Why does gnome-session crash my TightVNC session and how can I fix it? [closed]

I'm running ubuntu 9.10 x64, with the stock tightvncserver (1.3.9). When I start tightvncserver, I can connect with the windows tightvnc client and get the empty desktop with a single terminal. When ...