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Questions tagged [tightvnc]

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How to set a systemd unit to start after loading the desktop?

I created systemd unit for x0vncserver like this [Unit] Description=Remote desktop service (VNC) After=graphical.target [Service] Type=forking User=user ExecStart=/usr/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/x0vncserver -display :0 -rfbport 5900 -passwordfile…
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keyboard mapping wrong only in specific applications under TightVNC

I searched pretty thoroughly and I could only find posts in which people have keyboard mappings that are wrong system-wide, however I have a bizarre situation in which most applications work OK, but some are completely wrong: I am running Ubuntu…
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Why x0vncserver is not starting at boot?

I tried to make my tightvncserver start at boot on parabola arch Gnu/Linux in an auto GUI login setup using the wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TigerVNC#Using_tigervnc.27s_x0vncserver and by creating x0vncserver.service systemd unit…
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How do I get x11vnc to turn on during Boot, without logging in, so I can access over SSH Tunnel?

I am using Ubuntu 19.04. I want my VNC server on my Ubuntu computer to turn on during boot; I don't have a monitor plugged into it. I want to be able to run the full Ubuntu desktop remotely. I have managed to get my SSH server to work, and I can…
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vnc gray screen on debian 10 gnome 3

I describe what I exactly did : First , I installed debian10-netinstall. Then I installed Gnome via 'Tasksel' command. Then I used this Tutorial for installing vnc server. Then I start vncserver via this command tightvncserver -geometry 1024x720 :1…
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tiger-vnc server will not restart

I've setup a tiger-vnc server on a centos 7 host in my home lab and recently had a power outage. I tried connecting to the vnc server as usual and got a "connection refused" error message. I ssh'd into the server and tried to restart the daemon and…
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Error opening browser in VNC session: cannot open display: :1.0

Setup My goal is to use a web browser in a VNC session. I followed this page to install tightvncserver with xfce4. The session works fine, i.e. I am able to open all other GUI programs. I ran apt install firefox and snap install brave. Connection is…
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Why Xvnc and graphical session cannot co-exist?

According to TigerVNC, you cannot login a VNC session if the same user has already signed in a graphical session. You will not be able to start a Tigervnc server for a user who is already logged into a graphical session. I know it is caused by…
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tightvnc on Linux Mint says "could not acquire name on session bus"

I have two linux machines running Linux Mint 19.3. I just install tightvnc server on one of them from apt. On the other I install remmina and remmina vnc plugin. I run vncserver on the host and it outputs to the console... New 'X' desktop is…
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How to make tightvnc listen for incoming connections on port 5900?

I'm running tightvnc on a raspberry pi and looking at the log /root/.vnc/hostname:5900.log I see this line: 30/04/14 09:23:18 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 11800 How can I change this so it listens on port 5900?
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How to run VNC as a System Service on 64-bit Arm?

I'm following this guide to setup VNC server in my Ubuntu arm64 machine (specifically, armbian 64-bit). There's one problem I found with it so far. When I start the VNC server using vncserver :1 -localhost no command, it didn't work and crashed…
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VNC 'resize remote session to local window' on Debian (Xtightvnc)

I currently trying to migrate from Centos7 to Debian10, but I'm blocked by a different default VNC behaviour. I'm using TigerVncViewer on my Windows and osx clients to connect to my server, and it has a feature called 'resize remote session to local…
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Cannot connect to VNC using VNC viewer, KVM working (Ubuntu)

I brought a VPS today, loaded up xubuntu-desktop + tightvncviewer. set up everything, same as I did on a previous host (that worked fine). I can connect through the KVM on the new hosts website as well as I have disabled all firewalls for testing. I…
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How to access vnc over HTTP using SSH Tunnel?

I have an AWS Debian9 EC2 instance running, I have set up TightVNC and can access the server via a VNC client. I've allowed access to ports 5900, 5901, 22, 80 and 443 via the security groups in AWS. I run the VNC server with the following: vncserver…
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How to configure Debian Gnome and VNC for full desktop?

I am attempting to set up an AWS EC2 Debian 9 instance using this image. I have the image up and running and can connect via VNC using 'tightvncserver'. My problem is exactly the same as described in this Ubuntu Stack Exchange question. I can not…
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