Questions tagged [vnc]
Graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer.
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VNC Server does not display application GUI
I run a VNC Server on an ubuntu 18.04 linux desktop, and connect it using my Windows 10 PC, It was working just fine until I rebooted my server, now none of the applications open GUI, Clicking on &...
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VNC Multiple Monitors from Single Monitor on Host
I have been fighting with multiple (2+, not 1+) monitors with my laptop on ubuntu for a while. Same old story with driver support issues, etc. The solution I have currently is one traditional ...
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How do I open under VNC a Firefox window that belongs to a Firefox session running outside of VNC?
How do I open under VNC a Firefox window that belongs to a Firefox session running outside of VNC?
It would be some converse of --new-instance: open new instance, not a new window in running instance....
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Are There Any VNC Servers that Work with Cinnamon DE 3 on Ubuntu 16.04?
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I need to remote in from Windows to Ubuntu 16.04, using Cinnamon DE 3.2.2.
However, when I try to get VNC set up, everything fails. After researching, I've found that it's because Cinnamon ...
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x11vnc server - creating multiple zombie processes - how do I stop it?
Recently started using x11vnc server on Ubuntu (10.04) for remote access over internet from win$ PC using SSL/SSH vnc viewer.
Thought I had it config'd ok then noticed many zombie processes for ...
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VNC Connection error "Unable to connect to VNC Server using your chosen security setting."
When I use Real VNC on mac and connect to my Ubuntu minimal dedicated server that I rent I get this message:
Unable to connect to VNC Server using your chosen security setting. Either upgrade VNC ...
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Graphic Issues Firewall gfuw in Ubuntu 22.04.4 on RPI4 8GB
I'm running ubuntu mate 22.04.4 LTS on my 8GB Raspberry Pi 4. After not using the device for some weeks I ran all updates and upgrades. I noticed that the VNC remote access was no longer working so I ...
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VNC server prevents logging in physically on Ubuntu 22.04
This is my setup:
Kubuntu 22.04
Tigervnc 1.13.1
The only configurations I changed in tigervnc are setting display :1 to my user in vncservers.users and forcing localhost in vncserver-config-defaults....
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Remmina Issues (VNC) on Ubuntu 22.04 with X (not Wayland)
I am currently in the process of updating a lab full of computers running Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 22.04. I am using Remmina from a computer running Ubuntu 16.04 to another computer running Ubuntu 22.04....
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X11vnc service is running but client can´t find server
I want to set up a headless server and connect to it from a laptop (Windows). It is running Kubuntu 15.04 and I installed X11vnc by this description:
VNC/Servers - Have x11vnc start automatically via ...
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vnc service for ubuntu 18.04, no background and menus
There are many topics about accessing a remote desktop via vnc. However, it seems that 18.04 is different. I have installed tightvncserver and the content of ~/.vnc/xstartup according to this topic is
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x11vnc server with Xubuntu show black screen in client
I am running Xubuntu 13.10 (monitor attached) with x11vnc 0.9.13-1.1 run with the following options:
x11vnc -gui tray=setpass -rfbport PROMPT -bg -o %HOME/.x11vnc.log.%VNCDISPLAY
I have also enabled ...
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How can I paste a password into a VNC client, or terminal SSH?
I'm setting up a headless RPi, accessed from my Ubuntu desktop. I've set a strong and hard to type password and I really wish I hadn't, because neither terminal SSH nor Vinagre allows me to paste it ...
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18.04.4 Cannot turn on remote desktop sharing
I have installed Ubuntu with the minimum setup instead of the normal install. I am trying to connect into Ubuntu but Sharing will not stay on. (I would like to use vnc)
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System-wide app availability in Linux - Local user vs. VNC session
I have installed nvm (as root user) in my linux system (Ubuntu 22). On that time, I was connected by using a VNC session. The app is available every time I'm connecting with VNC.
The problem I'm ...
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(Some) applications not launching in Ubuntu using VNC on AWS EC2
I am using an Ubuntu 22.04 installation on an AWS EC2 instance (VM). I have installed VNC server and I am accessing the system using VNC Viewer.
Initially, applications like Byobu Terminal and gedit ...
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Which VNC client is the most convenient one?
My every day workstation is an Ubuntu 22.04. Sometimes I work at the same time remotely on a Windows desktop via VNC. For the connection currently I am using RealVNC on both server and client sides.
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Ubuntu Server 16.04 GUI (xfce4)
I want to install xfce4 on my Ubuntu Server 16.04.
The Problem is that the Server stopped working with the Command apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
So i read that i can install xfce4 apt-get install ...
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Configuring a VNC Desktop: Upgrading GUI from classic gnome desktop to newest gnome desktop
I have a vnc system, I was able to build. It leverages the classic gnome desktop GUI.
I would like to upgrade the .vnc/xstartups file, to use the newest Gnome Desktop Environment. The Ubuntu Gnome ...
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Apple Magic Keyboard along ubuntu mate and VNC
Normally, i access my ubuntu server 22.04 via ssh terminal. Now, i need a graphical interface and installing ubuntu mate and tigervnc server. It works so fare.
I can select the Apple Keyboard (MacBook ...
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This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized
I wanted to install Systemback on my ubuntu 20.04 and found this page.
When I ran systemback, I get this error message.
ckim@ckim-ubuntu:~$ sudo systemback&
[1] 220231
ckim@ckim-ubuntu:~$ No ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Network-manager and XRDP
I have a test deployment of 16.04 desktop in Hyper-V, as I'm planning a home deployment. I've noticed that when I setup a VPN connection in Network-Manager directly in hyper-v console, I receive no ...
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TightVNC in Ubuntu 22.04 Hyper-V VM crashes when closing windows?
I'm having an issue which is driving me nuts. I've been trying to move over to Ubuntu 22 (from 18 right now) but can't get a stable VNC environment.
I installed 22.04 LTS it via Hyper-V Quick Create.
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Package 'vnc4server' has no installation candidate
> sudo apt install vnc4server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package vnc4server is not available, but is referred to by another ...
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Enable Gnome Classic from the command line?
I've installed gnome-shell-extensions, but I'm on VNC, so can't follow the normal instructions for logging in and selecting 'Classic' in the login menu (there isn't a login menu). For TigerVNC, X is ...
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Desktop sharing to Mac from Ubuntu 16.04.1
I see this post, but the setting mentioned there doesn't seem to exist in Ubuntu 16.04.1.
Did it get moved? Do I need to create it? Something else?
Note that we wouldn't be having this conversation ...
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How to configure TightVNC server to get full Gnome desktop?
I am running tightvnc on Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-1031-aws x86_64):
$ vncserver :0 -geometry 1980x1080
New 'X' desktop is ip-172-31-14-62:0
Starting applications specified in /home/hc/....
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Which VNC Servers work with Ubuntu 20.04 and Wayland
I recently upgraded my Ubuntu Desktop from 18.04 to 20.04 and have been accessing it via SSH. But, some of the scripts that I want to run require an actual desktop with a terminal. I've used VNC ...
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How can I get snap applications to run in VNC session?
I have a PC running Ubuntu 22.04 that I sometimes run headless and connect to through VNC (TigerVNC server, xfce4 desktop). Since upgrading from 20.04 to 22.04, some of my applications, such as ...
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Remote Desktop - connect to existing local logged-in session (:0)
I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to have a remote desktop setup on Ubuntu similar to what happens with the Windows Remote Desktop. I've seen a lot of tutorials and Q&As that talk about ...
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18.04 x11vnc failed to start and password problems
18.04 Ubuntu and 9.13 x11vnc installed. I'm trying to set up my PC so I can VNC into my current session and have x11vnc run at startup. If I don't set a password I can vnc into my PC's current session ...
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video-dummy - The Fake display with/without monitor connected at the same time
I have installed the xserver-xorg-video-dummy-hwe-18.04 to let I use the VNC without needs to connect HDMI cable to my ubuntu machine.
I followed the Topic here, and successfully able to use VNC ...
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VNC connection results in grey or black screen
I want to install a vnc-server on a Ubuntu 18.04 desktop (clean install). I've tried vino, tigervnc, tightvnc. For vino, I don't get the screensharing option in the settings. For tigervnc and tightvnc ...
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Remmina against a specific port and display
I run x11vnc in my office. It's running on display :1 and a nonstandard port dictated by the firewall.
Usually I use xtightvncviewer against it, but I thought I would try remmina. When I run remmina I ...
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Access via Guacamole
I have a successful working instance of Apache Guacamole working through docker on my server. However, I'm trying to connect to my new ubuntu box (not a VM) through VNC, but guac is not allowing this ...
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Ubuntu 15.04, Vino, Does Not Work
I have a fresh Ubuntu 15.04 Desktop installed and I'm trying to setup Vino/VNC to access my PC remotely. I have the following vino package installed:
root@wxbrew:~# apt-cache policy vino
vino:
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Enable Ubuntu's "Screen sharing" features on startup?
This question was asked 9 years ago, but I'm wondering now if anything has changed since. Basically, trying to get VNC working with third-party apps (e.g. tightvncserver) has turned into an ...
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How to remotely connect to Ubuntu 18.04 with UI and keeping locked screen?
How to remotly connect to Ubuntu 18.04 with UI, with the following conditions:
Be able to login remotely even if no local session exists (eg.: after reeboot)
Keep locked screen in the phisical ...
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Keyboard shift get stuck when entering password with special characters via VNC
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This only seems to be happening when connecting with TightVNC viewer on Winodws. I tried different clients now and none of them showed that issue on first glance...
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I just installed a ...
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Real VNC installer for Linux won't run on PI4 Ubuntu 23.10
I'm a newbie so I might be missing something pretty simple. But, when I go to RealVNC.com and download the installation file to Downloads, extract it and try to run it, it doesn't do anything.
Double-...
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VNC on Ubuntu 20.04 without monitor
since couple of days I am trying to set VNC Connection with my "server" Ubuntu desktop 20.04. I want to use it as remote workstation and I want to use gnome3 environment, VNC Connect or NoMachine (for ...
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Unity launcher doesn't appear in VNC session
I'd like to have a unity desktop accessible via VNC on a precise server machine I have running. I installed the ubuntu-desktop package. I'm launching a VNC session with the following in my ~/.vnc/...
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remote desktop from windows 10 to ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]
i am new to linux but is time to learn
i have installed ubuntu 22.04 and i need to use this as server for nextcloud but i like to be able to connect with remote desktop to this computer
i have enabled ...
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Ubuntu not display the remote desktop properly?
I am using:
PuTTY [release 0.63]
TightVNC Viewer for windows [version 2.7.10]
windows server 2012 r2 on Windows Azure.
To connect remote desktop of my Ubuntu machine on windows azure [Ubuntu 13.10]....
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Can't connect to remote server for lag parsing
I've installed SquadJS script via Node.js and Yarn. When trying to deploy, and connect to my remote gaming server for log parsing over FTP, it authenticates, but no connection...I have no firewalls on ...
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Vnc connects but nothing is there
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 and just installed a VNCserver on Gnome.
To do it, as it was the first time I tried it, I read an online guide.
The result is I have the VNC server installed and I can ...
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Sharing an Xubuntu / XFCE desktop remotely _and_ securely?
I want to access my Xubuntu desktop machine remotely, and see the same desktop as is shown on the remote machine's monitor. By default using both VNC and xrdp, one gets a new desktop session, and I ...
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Can't access Ubuntu from Windows via VNC - connection refused
I have typical home LAN, with a Ubuntu desktop and Windows 10 desktop both on same LAN. I'm trying to get VNC access from the Windows machine to control the desktop of Ubuntu computer (Ubuntu 18.04 ...
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Use KDE Plasma desktop over VNC on Kubuntu 22.04
In short: how I can I use the Plasma desktop environment over VNC?
I am running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS with KDE Plasma 5.24.7 (the "Kubuntu" image install).
Logging in to the machine physically ...
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What is wrong with my attempted setting up of TightVNC as a service?
I have TightVNC installed and working on my Ubuntu 18.4 virtual server, following this guide.
It says to use nano and create a 'unit' file called /etc/systemd/system/[email protected]. It then ...