


In order to secure your passwords and data, you will need to tunnel the traffic through an SSH connection to a local port. The default VNC connection is unencrypted. This guide will use a display number of 1 therefore, you will connect to remote port 5901. VNC connections take place on port 5900 + display. If no display number is defined, the server will use the lowest one available. The VNC server generates a display, or graphical output, identified by a number that is defined when the server starts.

Ubuntu 16.04 vnc server install#
Install the VNC server: sudo apt-get install vnc4server Type y then enter to use the updated version. The default action is to keep your current version. Z : start a shell to examine the situation N or O : keep your currently-installed versionĭ : show the differences between the versions Y or I : install the package maintainer's version What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: => File also in package provided by package maintainer. => File on system created by you or by a script. To install the desktop without these packages, run: sudo apt-get install -no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop gnome-panel gnome-settings-daemon metacity nautilus gnome-terminalĭuring the install process, you will be asked whether or not to change a system file to the new version: Configuration file '/etc/init/nf'
Ubuntu 16.04 vnc server full#
This will install the full Ubuntu desktop environment, including office and web browsing tools.
