UbuntuThis forum is for the discussion of Ubuntu Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I have tried everything that I know to do (which isn't much) but I cannot get VNC Server to run on my PC. I am probably just doing something wrong. It doesn't show in the drop-down menu from the top toolbar at all....anywhere.
From a Terminal, whereis vncserver shows:
vncserver: /usr/bin/vncserver /usr/bin/X11/vncserver /usr/share/vncserver /usr/share/man/man1/vncserver.1.gz
vncserver is a daemon and doesn't have a screen function. vncviewer is the matching client and there are configurations to be created. You should use the GUI to install and enable this package. To set this up do System-> Preferences-> Remote Desktop. When you check sharing's Allow check box and follow directions. vncviewer is installed by default with the Ubuntu distribution.
Right click the Ubuntu menu icon and select "Edit menus". Use the New Item button to add a menu entry. The fields are pretty self evident. Doing this way would require you to have a menu entry for each box you wish to connect to. Alternatively you could write a script that asked for host name and then executed vncviewer to that host. In that case you'd create a menu entry for the script. Script can be bash, Perl, Python or whatever you choose.
Okay, thanks. I keep forgetting about ubuntu's menu editor for some reason. Just not used to having that ability in linux I guess.
I am actually going to see if I can't set up TightVNC and use that instead, as it has the ability to use internet browsers as clients by using javascript. Not to mention that it allows passwords greater than 8 characters.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.