Hi-ho,
To get xfce to start under vncserver:
$ sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies tightvncserver
run vnc server to get it a password, then kill it:
$ vncserver
$ vncserver -kill :1
edit the file: ~/.vnc/xstartup
#!/bin/bash
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
startxfce4 &
re-run vncserver, with some geometry settings which are more often than
not helpful:
$ vncserver -geometry 1280x800
You might find that the tab key does not work in the xfce environment..
Fix for that:
edit
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml
find the line
<property name="<Super>Tab" type="string" value="switch_window_key"/>
and change it to
<property name="<Super>Tab" type="empty"/>
Cheers, Chris H.
On 2018-09-24 16:46, Bryce Stenberg wrote:
Hi,
I've been having a go with this today using vncserver and xfce as
suggested.
When I tried it initially just with my gnome desktop I got connected
but only a checkered unusable sort of display once connected.
So I tried using xfce, but rather unsuccessfully, got all a bit messed
up, so start again....
This time I installed Ubuntu server (rather than desktop and didn't
join it to the domain), so a basic setup.
Installed all the bits and bobs to run vncserver with xfce from
Robert's link.
However, from my pc I can't connect yet, I get the message "The
connection was refused by the computer".
I checked the firewall is off.
vncserver is running and listening on port 5901.
One thing I wasn't sure of was whether it was listening on the network
interface or just localhost. Most of the instructions seem aimed at
localhost and using SSH to forward the ports, but I don't want that
additional layer as it is being run on a trusted network. Not sure if
there are better commands on Linux, I tried these next ones, showing
applicable output:
$ ss -ltn
State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port
Peer Address:Port
LISTEN 0 5 127.0.0.1:5901
0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN 0 5 [::]:5901
[::]:*
$ netstat -ea | grep 5901
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdom:5901 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
user 25415
tcp 0 0 localhost6.localdo:5901 [::]:*
LISTEN user 25416
Does this mean my vncserver on port 5901 is only listening on
localhost?
If so, how do I make it listen on everything, or at least the LAN?
Regards,
Bryce.
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