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Re: Configuring TightVNC server on lubuntu

zzzooo — Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:42 am

Author: zzzooo

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:42 am

Jonathanwri73 wrote:

5. vi (or nano) xtstartup and then:
- Comment out the last line of the file which should be /etc/X11/Xsession
- Add the following line as the last line of the file
/usr/bin/lxsession -s Lubuntu -e LXDE

The following line also works if you have all the Lubuntu packages installed (I'm using Ubuntu 12.04):

Code:

/usr/bin/startlubuntu

In case it helps anyone, here's my complete xstartup file:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
# Fix to make GNOME work
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1

# Start an LXDE session.
/usr/bin/startlubuntu

This gives me a nice desktop with LXDE and a fully populated menu, panel, etc.

Re: Configuring TightVNC server on lubuntu

zzzooo — Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:34 am

Author: zzzooo

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:34 am

lewisgard wrote:

when I try to "vi xtstartup" it looks like is opening a new file, there is nothing to edit. I'm a newbe to lunix and been trying hard to get a vnc server going. Do you know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks!

According to the page linked below, tightvncserver only creates the configuration file the first time it is run. So if you have not yet run tightvncserver the configuration file will not have been created. Run it once from the command line (e.g. type "tightvncserver :1") and it should give you a configuration file to edit. (To kill the session you created with that command, type "tightvncserver -kill :1".)

http://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC/Servers#tightvncserver

Re: Configuring TightVNC server on lubuntu

wyliecoyoteuk — Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:24 pm

Author: wyliecoyoteuk

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:24 pm

you need the path to the file, which should be in the .vnc directory in your home folder:

sudo vi ~/.vnc/xtstartup

however, if nano is installed, you might find that more user friendly than vi

sudo nano ~/.vnc/xtstartup

Re: Configuring TightVNC server on lubuntu

lewisgard — Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:52 am

Author: lewisgard

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:52 am

when I try to "vi xtstartup" it looks like is opening a new file, there is nothing to edit. I'm a newbe to lunix and been trying hard to get a vnc server going. Do you know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks!

Configuring TightVNC server on lubuntu

Jonathanwri73 — Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:02 pm

Author: Jonathanwri73

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:02 pm

For those who may want to use lubuntu on a lower powered desktop and access this remotely. I found out some simple steps to acheive this which are as follows:

1. Get the tightvncserver package using the command:

apt-get install tightvncserver

2. Open LXTerminal in your login session

3. Run the command vncpasswd to define a vncpasswd

4. cd $HOME/.vnc

5. vi (or nano) xtstartup and then:
- Comment out the last line of the file which should be /etc/X11/Xsession
- Add the following line as the last line of the file
/usr/bin/lxsession -s Lubuntu -e LXDE

6. Save the file

7. Start the VNC server using command tightvncserver and then connect from your client.

Best regards,
Jonathan