vnc-server is used to remotely access a machine from another machine where vnc-client will be running
Questions tagged [vnc-server]
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How to connect to another VNC desktop?
In ubuntu I use the command 'vncserver -geometry 1920x1080' to start a vncserver. It then reports that 'my_vncserver:1' started.
When I do the same command again, it reports that 'my_vncserver:2' started.
In my VNC viewer, I would like to connect to…

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Is it possible to have multiple vncserver users on the same port?
I have a Red Hat server running tiger-vncserver.
This is a hardened system and security doesn't like having so many ports open for VNC users so currently we have 15 (5901-5915). We are getting more users onboarded and anticipate more users after,…

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How to reconnect to lost VNC server on mac
I'm using ssh tunneling, vncserver, and the default Mac Screen Sharing app to run a GUI on a remote server (university clusters). It works really well in general, but often if left too long or after moving my laptop to another wifi network (eg, from…

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Tight VNC server and Gucamole
I have a VM in which I installed the VNC server (TightVNC) using the link : https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-on-ubuntu-18-04
It is installed successfully and I can see the port 5901…

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SSH over a cloud connection, just like RealVNC Connect but for SSH
I really like the RealVnc Connect concept as it allows me to contact my devices behind firewalls etc. I'm looking for a similar option for SSH.
Any suggestions?
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AMAZON EC2 : VNC Connection refused from my host ( ubuntu )
I try to connect remotely to my Amazon EC2 server ( on which i have installed vncserver following this tutorial http://www.brianlinkletter.com/how-to-run-gui-applications-xfce-on-an-amazon-aws-cloud-server-instance/ ).
i have followed all…

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How can I prevent vncserver from crashing when I start it?
I have an Ubuntu 16.04 droplet on DigitalOcean and I'm trying to set up remote desktop capabilities for it. I followed these instructions through Step 2. However, when I start the VNC server using the vncserver command, it goes haywire and bogs…

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Video Recording not working on ubuntu14.04
I am trying to record my ubuntu 14.04 machine..Here's what I did..
echo "Installing Window Manager & VNC..."
apt-get install -qq -y xvfb >> install.log
apt-get install -qq -y x11vnc >> install.log
apt-get install -qq -y fluxbox >>…

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send X11 window from local PC, with VNC over SSH to remote PC, without touching remote PC
Let's say I have two Linux PCs: LOCAL, where I sit physically, and REMOTE, that is connected to projector. So,
while sitting at my LOCAL computer, I want launch a graphical application, let's say google-chrome, and I want that to show up on the…

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Failure to start tigervnc on Centos 7
I recently installed a minimal installation of centos 7 and have been trying to get the vncserver working with no success. I followed the guide here on how to install the vncserver. Everything worked until I tired to start it and then I received a…

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vncserver bash script error in ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
I use Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS and installed vnc4server.
The basic script starting vncdesktops is under /etc/init.d/vncserver which is a bash script. This works fine for all users specified in /etc/vncserver/vncservers.conf with their arguments. But when…

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configure fail : guacamole
when I configued guacamole, I meet some problems which I can't solve it immediately. when I open the browser to enter URL(ip:8080/guacmole), the error occured:
404 Not Found
The path '/guacamole/' was not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
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setup gui for amazon ec2 ubuntu
I know this question has been answered, but I haven't got a concrete solution yet. I wish to follow through links here for the setup.
Link1 I tried this link and had setup according to all the steps. But when it comes to the client, how am I…

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How configure properly vncserver in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.5
I'm trying to start vncserver in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.5 with an user created for that, and when I type vncserver I got this:
WARNING: The first attempt to start Xvnc failed, possibly because the font catalog is not properly…

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How to increase Real VNC session screen resolution on Windows?
I have a Windows Server 2012 (a VMWare virtual machine) that runs RealVNC 5.2.2 server as a service. I have no problem connecting to the server, but when I try to set "Screen resolution", the maximum I can get is 1280x800.
The VM has 256MB of video…

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