Desktop Environment : Configure VNC Server2026/04/27

	Install and Configure VNC Server to connect with GUI to your Deskto from remote clients.
[1]	Install VNC server.

root@dlp:~#

apt -y install tigervnc-standalone-server

[2]	Login as a user you'd like to set VNC. Note that tigervnc can only launch desktops that can be started with an X11 session, such as MATE.

# set VNC password

ubuntu@dlp:~$

vncpasswd

Password:
Verify:
Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)?

# [-xstartup]
# Cinnamon : /usr/bin/cinnamon-session
# MATE : /usr/bin/mate-session
# Xfce : /usr/bin/startxfce4
# [-geometry] : specify screen resolution
# [-localhost] : [no] means vncserver listens all
# [:1] : specify display number, [1] means vncserver listens 5901 port

ubuntu@dlp:~$

tigervncserver -xstartup /usr/bin/startxfce4 -SecurityTypes VncAuth,TLSVnc -geometry 1024x768 -localhost no :5


New Xtigervnc server 'dlp.srv.world:5 (ubuntu)' on port 5905 for display :5.
Use xtigervncviewer -SecurityTypes VncAuth,TLSVnc -passwd /home/ubuntu/.config/tigervnc/passwd dlp.srv.world:5 to connect to the VNC server.

# to stop VNC session, run like follows

ubuntu@dlp:~$

tigervncserver -kill :5

Killing Xtigervnc process ID 17831... success!

[3]

Install VNC viewer on client computer, this example in on Windows 11.
Download from the site below to install TigerVNC viewer.

⇒ https://tigervnc.org/

After installing TigerVNC, click [vncviewer64.exe] to run, then, following screen is shown.
Input [(Server's hostname or IP address):(display number)] like following example and then click [Connect] button.

[4]	VNC password is required to input for authentication.

[5]	If successfully passed authentication, VNC session starts like follows.

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