https://gigatux.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Installation_of_a_VNC_server Installation of a VNC server - Revision history 2026-11-06T13:40:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.46.2 https://gigatux.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installation_of_a_VNC_server&diff=65&oldid=prev Cocodude: Created page with 'We will install a VNC server if the user requests it. Usually, this is done at system setup. We will do this a sensible number of times, but if the user keeps reinstalling their ...' 2010-11-09T15:09:30Z <p>Created page with &#039;We will install a VNC server if the user requests it. Usually, this is done at system setup. We will do this a sensible number of times, but if the user keeps reinstalling their ...&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>We will install a VNC server if the user requests it. Usually, this is done at system setup. We will do this a sensible number of times, but if the user keeps reinstalling their OS, we won&#039;t. We can give them these instructions instead.<br /> <br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;apt-get update&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;apt-get install gnome&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;apt-get install tightvncserver&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # Create a new user using &#039;&#039;&#039;adduser&#039;&#039;&#039; (use username gigatux if none is provided)<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;su gigatux&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # Run tightvncserver as the above user and connect to see if it works<br /> # Update &#039;&#039;/etc/rc.local&#039;&#039; (use &#039;&#039;&#039;nano&#039;&#039;&#039; if there is no other text editor available) and add the following line before &#039;&#039;exit 0&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;su gigatux -c tightvncserver&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # For some reason, the default keyboard mappings are wrong. Follow the instructions at [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/+bug/112955/comments/31 Ubuntu Forums] to set up the keyboard mappings.<br /> # Email/ticket reply to the user:<br /> Hi,<br /> <br /> I have now installed a tight vnc server with the Gnome desktop running.<br /> <br /> Connect to 109.169.23.151:1 (which is actually port 5901).<br /> <br /> Additionally, your root password is now &#039;akrmaoqa&#039; and your desktop is running under the username &#039;gigatux&#039; with password &#039;k9tj3smd&#039;.<br /> <br /> Thanks.</div> Cocodude