How to install VNC server on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS VPS

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• From where we get server address??

• The link in description doesn't work

• Bro, is it possible(if anything available) to have a self hosted app like teamviewer for public usage?

• thanks for sharing ,helped to install in my server subscribed from http://www.datasoft.ws

• like

• Would u share that command

• #!/bin/bash
  
  xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
  
  startxfce4 &

  how to save and close. Shortcut key please

• Thanks it worked

• මචං තරිඳුවා, අහම්බෙන් යද්දි දැක්කේ මේක. පට්ට මචං. මම බුකියේ රික්වෙස්ට් එකක් දාල ඇති. ඇක්සෙප්ට් කරපන්. පොඩි වැඩක් තියෙනව කරන්න.

• My screen shows up with a grey and black x screen. What can I do

• how connect with manjaro? I try Remmina Client but not works. Not works with RealVNC Client on manjaro too

• what is vnc server IP ?

• xfce gives me this error : unable to contact settings server

• thnx

• came for the tutorial, but stayed for the music

• Przygotowuję serwery VPS do użytku (instalacja systemu Ubuntu, zdalna konsola graficzna, wgranie firewall, FTP, graficzny notatnik, menedżer uruchomionych programów, ustawienie strefy czasowej, Apache2). Wszystko do indywidualnego wyboru. Zainteresowani pisać: vinchitpl@gmail.com

• Please help :

  15/01/18 11:31:29 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.10
  15/01/18 11:31:29 Copyright (C) 2000-2009 TightVNC Group
  15/01/18 11:31:29 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
  15/01/18 11:31:29 All Rights Reserved.
  15/01/18 11:31:29 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
  15/01/18 11:31:29 Desktop name 'X' (zen:1)
  15/01/18 11:31:29 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t
  15/01/18 11:31:29 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
  Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/' not found – ignoring
  Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/' not found – ignoring
  Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/' not found – ignoring
  xrdb: No such file or directory
  xrdb: can't open file '/root/.Xresources'
  /usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :1
  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1".
  gpg-agent[20675]: WARNING: "–write-env-file" is an obsolete option – it has no effect
  gpg-agent: a gpg-agent is already running – not starting a new one

  (xfce4-session:20662): xfce4-session-WARNING **: gpg-agent returned no PID in the variables

  (xfce4-session:20662): xfce4-session-WARNING **: xfsm_manager_load_session: Something wrong with /root/.cache/sessions/xfce4-session-zen:1, Does it exist? Permissions issue?
  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".
  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".
  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".
  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".

  (xfwm4:20678): xfwm4-WARNING **: The display does not support the XRender extension.

  (xfwm4:20678): xfwm4-WARNING **: The display does not support the XRandr extension.

  (xfwm4:20678): xfwm4-WARNING **: The display does not support the XComposite extension.

  (xfwm4:20678): xfwm4-WARNING **: The display does not support the XDamage extension.

  (xfwm4:20678): xfwm4-WARNING **: The display does not support the XFixes extension.

  (xfwm4:20678): xfwm4-WARNING **: Compositing manager disabled.

  (xfsettingsd:20686): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: No RANDR extension found in display :1.0. Display settings won't be applied.
  Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":1.0".

  (xfsettingsd:20686): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: XI is not present.

  (xfsettingsd:20686): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: Failed to initialize the Xkb extension.

  (xfsettingsd:20686): xfsettingsd-CRITICAL **: Failed to initialize the Accessibility extension.
  AUDIT: Mon Jan 15 11:31:30 2018: 20646 Xtightvnc: client 8 rejected from local host
  Client is not authorized to connect to Serverxscreensaver: 11:31:30: Can't open display: :1.0
  xscreensaver: 11:31:30: initial effective uid/gid was root/root (0/0)
  xscreensaver: 11:31:30: running as nobody/nogroup (65534/65534)

  xscreensaver: 11:31:30: This is probably because you're logging in as root. You
  shouldn't log in as root: you should log in as a normal user,
  and then `su' as needed. If you insist on logging in as
  root, you will have to turn off X's security features before
  xscreensaver will work.

  Please read the manual and FAQ for more information:

  http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html
  http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man.html

  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".
  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".
  Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".

  (xfwm4:20678): xfwm4-WARNING **: Cannot find visual format on screen 0

  ** (xfdesktop:20687): WARNING **: Thumbnailer failed calling GetFlavors

• Thank! You help me a lot.

• Not working for my server…

• Excelente, sin esto me había frustado…….

• Sir
  I am unable to configure VNC server in Server machine,after installation.
  Please give me some offline help…

• it works but when i am accesing through the vnc it is showing a gray blank screen :/

• thank you <3

• Runs very slow right？ 🙂

• It didn't work for me but thanks

• Thanks, but when I reboot my VPS the service is not active.
  How to enable it on boot?
  Thanks in advance!

• thanks for the gr8 help bro

• thanks bro

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