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Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing system that can be used to control a computer remotely.

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VNC Server only listening for connections from localhost

I have installed TightVNCServer on Raspbian (the September 2.017 version) for my Raspberry Pi 2 B+ : luis@Frambuesio:~$ vncserver -name Frambuesio -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 16 New 'Frambuesio' desktop at :1 on machine Frambuesio Starting…
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How to run vncserver as a user (not root)?

I'd like to remote access a desktop of a specfic user and not a root desktop; however when I run the vncserver it always produces a rooted desktop. This could be related to the installation of tigervnc. The .vnc and .xauthority directories are…
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No VNC extension on display on VNC desktop

I have started vncserver or remote instance with the vncserver command, and now am able to connect to it with VNC client. Unfortunately, I can't start vncconfig due to error No VNC extension on display Everything is happening on VNC. How can it…
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tightvncserver same version different behaviour

I'm not sure if this belongs on StackOverflow or here, but since the programs work on one version of Ubuntu, I try here. We have a small python application that starts a virtual X display on the server once a day and then runs several programs that…
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vnc server setup in RHEL machines

Lab setup I recently setup a lab with 10 RHEL machines for big data computation using Map/Reduce frameworks. The lab was setup in a closed network in such a way that all the machines had static IP addresses assigned to them. They were connected…
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How to save the vncserver state?

I am happily using vncserver but sometimes it dies, which is a pain. Is it possible to save the state of vncserver so that I can at least have something to resume if it dies?
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Connect with Remote Desktop viewer after reboot

I have a computer with Fedora 24 that I often use to control another remote comptuer with Fedora 23. I can use vinagre to do this, provided that I log in at least once with my user in my remote computer. Normally I have physical access to the remote…
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Opening a web browser on VNC session

This is a follow up to this question. I am able see the desktop, but I cannot see Chrome, Firefox etc. How do I open a web browser on a VNC session? Also, after sometime, I get the following error message: $ ssh -L 5906:127.0.0.1:5906 -C -N -l sammy…
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VNC session turns undead over the weekend

During the week I have a single VNC session I'm working with throughout the week. However, whenever I come back from the weekend or some vacation, I can no longer connect to that session, getting a "cannot connect to host: Connection refused…
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VNC just show three options

When I log into my account through VNC viewer, I just get the following options: 1.accept clipboard from viewers 2.send clipboard to viewers 3.send primary selection to viewers How to have access to the top taskbar, for instance, "application"…
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VNC black screen issue

I am trying to access my machine through VNC. The distro that I am using is the SLES 15.1 and is hosted under azure services. The deployed version is the server one and therefore I added the GNOME afterwards. Everything worked fine. Until I try to…
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"Real" VNC for Ubuntu 22.04?

I have Ubuntu 22.04 running on an RPi4b. I use the free VNC-Connect on my Windows PC. But I can't figure out how to get the server installed on Ubuntu. I downloaded the Linux install file from realvnc.com: VNC-Server-7.0.0-Linux-x64.deb. But when I…
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Connecting to a Server using VNC

I am following these instructions to configure VNC on a server. At the end of Step 2, it says the following: New 'X' desktop is your_hostname:6 So now in Step 3 would I type the following: ssh -L 5906:127.0.0.1:5906 -C -N -l sammy…
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Is there some way to unlock server host's screen from VNC client side?

I am running vino server on a laptop, and a vinagre on another. Both run Lubuntu 18.04. When the first laptop' Lubuntu 18.04 has screen locked, the vinagre on the other shows a black screen, and moving the cursor doesn't show login request. Is there…
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Protecting VNC server with SSH tunneling without preventing iPhone connection

I have a VNC server that I hope to access from multiple computers as well as my phone (using the VNC viewer app). I have a password on the server but that did not stop me from getting "Too many authentication failures" eventually from someone trying…
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