Questions tagged [vnc]
Graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer.
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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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How do I configure a vnc server which supports xkeyboard extention?
I am logging into an Ubuntu 14.04 remote machine with a VNC server.
I am using some Python IDE programs which use Qt, but while running them I am getting the error:
Qt: XKEYBOARD extension not present ...
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Vnc using Ubuntu 17.10 with Wayland
I was wondering if anyone could give an update on the state of vnc in Ubuntu 17.10 with Wayland, and if it is possible, some instructions on how to set it up. The vnc documentation on the Ubuntu ...
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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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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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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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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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Terminal will not open
I have a google cloud instance running Ubuntu 16.04. I am accessing the GUI through VNC viewer
Followed this question :
How to make VNC Server work with ubuntu-desktop without xfce to set up the gui
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How to get virtual output with intel + modesetting?
I am using an Intel embedded graphics with modesetting (e.g. xserver xorg intel driver not loaded). All is working great with internal panel on laptop, and with external displays on displayport, on ...
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Ubuntu server 16.04 VNC only showing terminal and a file explorer window
I recently installed Ubuntu server 16.04 and tried to get vnc running with gnome-core running as the user environment. Initially after installation I only got the classic gray screen when logging into ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 RDP client/host resolution mismatch
Getting RDP to work on Ubuntu 22.04 is fairly straightforward. But on my client machine I have a 4k monitor whereas on the host I have a 1440p monitor. Using Remmina I can't find a way to connect ...
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VNC server not working since Ubuntu 22.04 upgrade
I have a server with some instances of TigerVNC running to allow for remote access. I am starting them as a systemd service.
Since upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 the servers fail to start with error:...
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How to fix SSL handshake error on x11vnc
TLDR: Is there a way to change ADH from ADH:@STRENGTH to ADH:@SECLEVEL=0 either by using a config file (supported on x11vnc), or by adding some commands on the terminal line I use to start VNC (see ...
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System-wide x11vnc for GDM on 20.04
I'm trying to setup system-wide x11vnc so even if no users are logged in, I can remotely connect and start a Gnome session. I followed this tutorial on the Arch Linux wiki as it seemed to mirror ...
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cannot start TightVNC Server as a systemd service on Ubuntu 19.10 (google compute engine)
I am able to run without using systemd.
The config looks like so:
ubuntu@yocto:~/.vnc$ cat xstartup
#!/bin/sh
# [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] &...
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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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Screen sharing cannot be turned on in Ubuntu 18.04
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 and with Vino 3.22 installed. I'm trying to enable Screen Sharing through Settings -> Sharing -> Screen Sharing, but the button to turn it on is grayed out. How can I ...
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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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VNC connection to headless Ubuntu workstation - black screen after login
I managed to be able to get to the logon screen of Ubuntu 16.04LTS via VNC/ssh following several nice guides on these websites:
http://machine-cycle.blogspot.com/2012/04/remote-gdm3-login-with-vnc....
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xrdp showing "blue" screen on login, related topics haven't helped so far
I'm trying to remotely access my ubuntu virtual machine.
I have xrdp and the mate environment installed.
This is my .xsession file in my home directory:
mate-session
this is my /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh
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How can I remote control my hardware Ubuntu desktop with spice, instead of vnc?
I've used SPICE protocol on VMs, running on KVM/QEMU, but is it possible to remotely access my Ubuntu desktop session with a SPICE protocol, instead of VNC? SPICE performs a lot better, then VNC.
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Vino on Lubuntu 16.04 - Problems
I have a new installation of Lubuntu 16.04, and want to install Vino on it. After installing, I can open vino-preferences and configure - but the vino server itself won't start. When attempting to ...
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How to VNC into current session, instead of creating a new one (from mac)?
I have setup my ubuntu machine to allow remote connections using the default "Desktop Sharing Preferences" panel, and then I used Mac's VNC viewer Share Screens to connect to it, and it works.
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Black screen when accessing Ubuntu remote host via VNC and vino-server
I have a headless server and I am trying to setup a VNC connection in order to access it with a GUI. Now I have only root access via ssh.
I have followed most of the instructions given here Enable ...
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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 access to xubuntu stops when its screen is locked
I access a desktop (xubuntu 20.04) remotely from another desktop (ubuntu 21.04) using VNC protocol of Remmina.
I have installed vino in xubuntu to enable it for remote access.
Remote access to xubuntu ...
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Open a GUI in a Docker container running on a headless machine
I'm trying to open Firefox GUI on a Docker container.
I'm avoiding most common solution which seems to use at one point /tmp/.X11-unix from host because I want the container to work on any host, ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Gray screen on VNC
I have a droplet on Digital ocean. I can access the ubuntu's GUI from there just fine.
I can ssh from putty. However, I can't make this gray screen go away when accessing from VNC. I have tigervnc ...
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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 ...
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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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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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is possible get VNC remote server working with KDE/plasma?
I'm trying to get running a multiuser remote desktop Quarantine Mode, every session running their own instances of kde. At this moment I have configured lightDM with the VNC server running. I can get ...
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Starting VNC server at boot with systemd
I've a Raspberry Pi 4 with Ubuntu 18.04 server. I often control it via VNC, so I create a systemd service to start vnc4server at boot, it worked well until yesterday, now the service doesn't start.
If ...
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Remote desktop not passing all mouse buttons
I have a Logitech mouse with tilt wheel buttons. When I am using it locally on a system using Ubuntu 19.10 with the 5.3.0-40-generic kernel, it works as expected.
When I connect to the same system ...
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VNC doesn't work with display switched off
I have my Ubuntu 19.10 HTPC plugged-in to a HDMI switch, which then routes to my monitor. Most of the time that HDMI switch is set to my Nvidia ShieldTV streaming device, and the TV is off.
When I ...
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How to allow screen sharing via wifi hotspot (using vino)?
I am trying to share the screen of my computer (Ubuntu 19.04). The computer is set up to provide a wifi hotspot. The idea is that VNC clients connect to my computer via the hotspot. I need this ...
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How to force a virtual monitor to be always secondary?
Created a virtual display so VNC can work when there is no physical display:
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "intelgpu0"
Driver "intel"
Option "...
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google-chrome fails to display when launched under xfce on headless server
I am having a problem launching Google Chrome 68.0.3440.106 on Ubuntu 18.04, running on a headless server via a TightVNC remote connection and xfce.
The odd part is that everything ran great until I ...
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Blank screen with vnc on Ubuntu 17.10
I am getting just a black screen with a white cursor in VNC Viewer on Windows 10. I have tried many incantations of x11vnc command with Gnome on Ubuntu 17.10, currently:
sudo x11vnc -many -auth /run/...
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How to fix a constantly-crashing/freezing/disconnecting VNC server?
I am running tightvnc server on my Ubuntu machine, which I connect to from my Macbook, which then runs an XFCE virtual desktop (i.e. not the main Ubuntu desktop that shows up on the monitor connected ...
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How do I disable the local screen in Vino VNC?
As the title says, when I remote into my machine through VNC, how do I disable the local screen? I am currently running Ubuntu GNOME 15.04
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Run Ubuntu without monitor? Want to remote it with RealVNC
Friends,
I am totally new to Ubuntu but I want to use it on an old computer of mine to run Plex Media Server to stream movies to my Chromecast. I have managed to install everything and it was all ...
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What's the difference between RealVNC and x11vnc?
Specifically, what is easier (I assume RealVNC), safer, and faster? And any other general differences I should know about?
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How to Allow Multiple simultaneous VNC sessions?
I've created an Ubuntu 14.04 virtual machine on Amazon Web Services. This will serve as a development platform for PostgreSQL, Python and Django. As such, the idea is to have it setup with a bit ...
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xubuntu desktop breaks on tightvncserver
I have a desktop PC I want to remote desktop to, I also like the concept of virtual displays, so no one can see what I'm doing as I do it unless they connect to the display (as opposed to the standard ...
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Xhost: Unable to open display (setting up Vino on VPS)
I'm currently trying to setup Vino (the VNC server) on a VPS of mine. However, whenever I try exporting and opening the display, it doesn't work. I've looked for hours last night for a solution for ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 VNC/Vino stops refreshing when turning display off
After upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 I'm having trouble with VNC/Vino.
I can connect via VNC (by enabling the built-in 'Screen Sharing' option), but as soon as I turn of the local display (server is ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop Sharing (VNC) encryptiom / auth problem
I know this has been discussed, but I can not find a permanent fix.
I enabled desktop sharing, unchecked "manually approve every access", set a password, and I'm trying from the local network, or via ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome VNC problem
I use tigervnc server, gnome, on ubuntu 20.04. The problem is, if I lock the screen from VNC viewer then I will never able to login again from VNC. I still can type the password, but even if I hit ...
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VNC Config Window only when autostarting VNCServer Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I have Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed with TigerVNC and I use the following settings in my ~/.vnc/xstartup file:
#!/bin/sh
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/....
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