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Graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer.

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How to get launcher in this Ubuntu with xfce?

I was setting up VNC for my digital ocean droplet (ubuntu 18.04). I followed https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-on-ubuntu-18-04#step-4-%E2%80%94-running-...
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Gnome panel and terminal not working on VNC

I have an Ubuntu 16.04 instance on AWS EC2. I've installed vnc4server, ubuntu desktop and gnome panel to remote GUI. The first time I connected everything was Ok but after I restarted my instance, ...
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X11VNC Timed out waiting for a response from the computer

My objective is to view chrome browser UI on an AWS-EC2-Ubuntu machine. I logged into AWS-Ubuntu server via my MAC Terminal, installed X11vnc on Ubuntu server and started X11vnc using the below ...
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x11vnc Headless on Ubuntu is very slow until monitor connected

I'm running x11vnc on Ubuntu as a service at startup. It generally works fine, but I want to run it headless. If I start the server with a monitor connected but off, VNC connects and responds quickly, ...
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vncserver grey screen ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Hello so there is lots of discussion about ubuntu 16, and I have tried all of those for 18 but I always get the same grey screen. The relevant part in my perl file is $defaultXStartup = ("#!/...
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nVidia RTX 2080 driver issue with remote desktop (VNC, NX, etc.)

Description: The screen (especially terminal programs such as Terminal and Terminator) do not refresh properly when using any kind of remote desktop. There is occasionally quite a long lag, for ...
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VPS gone after reboot. SSH unavailable / VNC working

After a VPS restart enforced by webmin due to an update I (carelessly) did not pay close attention to I have no access to my VPS anymore via SSH. All attempts end in "Connection timed out". ...
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how to compare performance of x11 forward vs vnc

tl;dr: How do I measure cpu/memory usage, bandwidth usage, "laggyness" of x11 forward vs vnc? My workstations + laptops all run on xubuntu 20.04, and I just realized belatedly that a piece ...
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Chromium not starting on VNC remote desktop on 16.04

I read about the documented bug with Chromium on multiple displays, but I am not sure this is my problem. I have Ubuntu Server 16.04 as file server for a small Windows10 home network. I am running ...
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VNC connections from a mac is very slow

I am new to Ubuntu and I am looking for ways to speed up VNC connections from a Mac. I am on a 1 gigabit LAN and I am using the macOS built in VNC client.
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WebGL doesn't work when VNC server is turned on

I don't know why but when I turn on my laptop, WebGL works both in Chromium and Firefox. But, when I turn on VNC server, WebGL will stop working. It doesn't work both in VNC session and on my screen. ...
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Too many authentication failures VNC server

It's has been some time since I am using vncserver to connect to my remote server, and since some weeks ago I am getting the Too many authentication failures error. The RealVNC solution is to wait ...
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Best way to disable SSH for all users?

For security reasons I want to turn off SSH when I don't use it and turn it on again via a VNC connection as I can connect to my web server remotely over the Digitalocean control panel's console ...
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VNC connection problem between Windows RealVNC viewer and Ubuntu 18.04 TightVNC server

I want to establish VNC session between RealVNC Viewer in Windows 10 and TightVNC server in Ubuntu 18.04. I want to see from Windows full Ubuntu desktop. I looked at following resources: Configuring a ...
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VNC with Xinetd and xdmcp no longer work after upgrade to 18.04.4

I installed Ubuntu 18.04.3 desktop from DVD ISO and then enabled on-demand vnc service (tigervnc) with xinetd and xdmcp. Everything worked fine. After I upgraded to the most recent packages (apt ...
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Server Setup Trouble... I Want VNC on a Headless Server

I was working with a startup at one point, and they had an awesome setup where they had a headless server that spun up and launched everything without the need for a login or GUI. Then you could VNC ...
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Allow VNC session and main session to use different mozc state

I've set up vnc4server on my machine (it's not working fully, but that's another issue) and a colleague is logged in and using it OK. However, when I tried to switch to Japanese the conversion window ...
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Vino advertises TLS even when require-encryption is false

I have an old Xubuntu system which I administer remotely from a Windows machine using UltraVNC. This doesn't support encryption, but since it's on a local net this is acceptable, and it has worked ...
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Open Java program from SSH into VNC display

If I have an Ubuntu 12.04 system that has LXDE and TightVNCserver installed and run a session on port :1 (not tunneled through SSH) and an active SSH connection, then how can I use SSH to start a ...
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Assign VNC password using script

I am using a script to automatically set up a computer. I need to assign a password to the vnc server for the user, which is normally done using the vncserver command. However, it prompts for the user ...
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lxde desktop non-functional in ubuntu 20.04 but works in 19.10

I'm trying to install lxde desktop on a remote Ubuntu 20.04 server and VNC in. When I use a ubuntu 19.10 server I have no problem: #USING 19.10 sudo apt-get install -y lxde xorg lxdm --no-install-...
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Logging onto work VPN using linux

I am new to linux. I was using windows for years now ,and my work from home was done by using vnc viewer. I use vnc to log into an linux system. Now I am using a linux system , is there any way i can ...
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TurboVPN for ubuntu server and set the only avaibile desktop to be xfce4 for all users

I am setting up a new Ubuntu server for several users My target is everyone could connect it with the TurboVPN by the server IP when user login to it, it will show the login screen to users and enter ...
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Enable VNC on Ubuntu 18.04 Minimal Installation

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 desktop with minimal installation on my mac mini. It however doesn't come with remote desktop. I already have ssh access. So how can I, through terminal, enable and ...
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How to have local and remote access to same X session without a monitor always attached?

On Ubuntu 20.04, I have an AMD system with an integrated GPU (Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon Vega 8) and want to be able to access an existing running X session (whether a user is logged in or not) via ...
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How to disable autostarting x11vnc session?

I've had a Ubuntu system running for ages. It was originally installed as a mythbuntu variant. I don't remember which version it started at but I've recently upgraded to 18.04. Since it is connected ...
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New main PID does not belong to service, and PID file is not owned by root

When running vncserver (tightvncserver) on Xubuntu 18.04 as a service, I get this error New main PID 2095 does not belong to service, and PID file is not owned by root. Refusing. My service file ...
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Issues with xRDP and ubuntu server

Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS I installed the following packages in the following order sudo apt-get remove xrdp vnc4server tightvncserver sudo apt-get install tightvncserver sudo apt-get install xrdp When ...
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uninstalled tigervnc from ubuntu 20.04, now cannot start tightvnc

I have been trying to get any vnc setup to work for me.. that issue is posted elsewhere.. but one issue in particular now has come up.. I installed and removed tigervnc, but now tightvncserver ...
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xkbcommon: ERROR: xkb_x11_keymap_new_from_device: illegal device ID: -1

When trying to start x-window-manager (which links to /usr/bin/mutter, version 3.28.4-0ubuntu18.04.2) in xstartup in a vnc4server session, I get this error: xkbcommon: ERROR: ...
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Scaling problem in some applications after 20.04 upgrade

After upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 lts to 20.04 lts I am finding that some applications (but not all) the appearance is very tiny and will not scale with adjustments to scaling in settings. Attached is ...
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Xrdp login failed

I Am trying to login to Ubuntu machine from windows using RDP. Installed xrdp and tight vnc but while connecting am getting following error xrdp_mm_process_login_response:login failed Steps ...
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Vino without encryption: how dangerous is it?

I finally managed to set up a VNC remote connection between my laptop (with client VNC Viewer) and a desktop running Lubuntu (with server Vino; release details: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS). However, in order to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 froze, then fsckd file system scan stuck during reboot (Ctrl+C doesn’t cancel). Maybe due to log in loop days after VNC or x2go install

Our system (Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell Precision 7920 tower) froze when I tried to restart Spyder and when I restarted, it would not advance past the fsckd filesystem check (please see images). Since some ...
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ubuntu 14.10 multiple Simultaneous independent remote (desktop like ) connections

Can anyone please suggest a free server (that works just like terminal server which allows multiple rdp-like independent sessions) that is compatible for ubuntu 14.10? I have tried: Simultaneous ...
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Cannot screenshare on Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]

I don't see any option for sharing the screen as we see in this link. Also, the sharing button automatically switches off if I navigate away from this screen. If I try to share the entire screen from ...
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why ubuntu desktop showing nothing when vnc?

I was able to ssh to my ubuntu and started vnc server, then vnc to it form my mac but this is what I found see the screenshot. I do not see any desktop , when I mouse over a cross sign cursor appears ...
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19.10 Keyboard and mouse and monitor required to use Desktop Sharing?

In the past I've used tightvnc and tigervnc. I decided to try and use the built in desktop sharing feature of Ubuntu 19.10. It works great as long as the mouse and keyboard are plugged in. When they ...
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2 Ubuntu 19.10 PCs cannot share desktop, mediafiles and cups printer

1 Intel i3-8100/32GB pc ("FujitsuServer" with ip 192.168.88.10) and 1 Intel i5-8350/8GB laptop ("Laptop-A" with ip 192.168.88.22) both with fresh Ubuntu Budgie 19.10 installs. I have enabled Desktop ...
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Start vino vnc server from ssh client

First of all: I googled all day and tried several suggestions on different forums with no luck The problem: I am not able to start a vnc server on a remote machine through ssh Additional information: ...
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Increase font size of terminal in a no-GUI situation

I'm using a docker file that builds an environment for robotics. It works great. I've attached a screenshot. As you can see it has a terminal window and a few other tools but it doesn't seem to have ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 - issue with VNC

I have been using Ubuntu on a headless server (with Ubuntu desktop) and a vnc with Gnome since 16.04 LTS. My setup is very similar to everyone else who publishes a How To. I plug in a monitor/...
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Tiger VNC Configuration Help (Ubuntu Server 20.04, Ubuntu Desktop DE)

I'm trying to configure Tiger VNC on Ubuntu Server 20.04 via PuTTY. I installed Ubuntu Desktop to use as my desktop environment, but am unsure how to configure the VNC specifically using this DE. Any ...
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How to remoltly access my local home ubuntu machine from outside my local netwok usign VNC

I want to remotely access my home ubuntu machine using VNC. I have followed the link here How To Configure Remote Access To Your Ubuntu Desktop Now, I can remote access using the internal network. I ...
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How to check VNCserver connection log?

I run the vncserver using vnc4server. How can I view a history of IP addresses that have connected to vncserver and how long they stay connect in VNCserver? Thanks you!
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Random screensavers on VNC server (resource intense)

I am currently using a VNC server on my desktop (Ubuntu 16.04 Mate DE) at work to work from home (through an intermediate SHH server). However, it has now started to use random screensavers when idle ...
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How to find an ip of connected vnc client from vncserver log?

I run the vncserver using vnc4server. I take a look in ~/.vnc/ubuntu:1.log It only show something like this. Sat Oct 6 20:40:12 2012 Connections: accepted: 0.0.0.0::2043 SConnection: Client ...
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remote connection from work desktop to home laptop

TL;DR : I need the easiest, least bandpass requiring way to control Linux desktop from Windows laptop I am working from home and trying to find the most convenient way to work on my Linux desktop at ...
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Configure a VNC server on Ubuntu 19.10 desktop

I am trying to set up my Ubuntu Desktop to allow me to access it from my Windows 10 laptop. I installed the latest supported version of Ubuntu and it runs very nicely from the desktop. I simply ...
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Remmina VNC doesn't connect to remote machine

I need to connect to a workstation from a personal machine but don't have any luck with it. The workstation is also Ubuntu 14.04. My personal machine: Remmina 0.9.99.1, Ubuntu 14.04. The window I ...

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