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Originally Posted by No1Joker  Next step is VNC and SSH, so i can go head-less! |
Hi there,
First you need to install assh server. The easiest way is to start synaptics package manager and search for openssh-server. Let it install & configure ssh and all dependent packages. Then you can try connecting to the Linux PC from another PC. The best SSH client program for Windows is
Putty.
If this is working you can now move on to VNC. Use synaptics again to install package called tightvncserver. When done open a terminal window (or use your ssh session) and type in:
It will ask you for a password (twice) and whether you want to setup read only password (probably not). When done a new X desktop with <pc_name>:1 should be started.
Download (if you haven't already) TightVNC or UltraVNC (ultravnc.com) and connect to <pc_name>:1. You should see your desktop!
The problem with this approach is that you have to start the VNC server from a terminal session manually after each reboot. I can probably provide a script that does it automatically. Let me know if you want it. It's just too much for one post. :-)
The vino package you installed is integrated with GNOME graphical interface which is the default on standard Ubuntu. As you've installed Xubuntu which is using XFCE instead of GNOME, vino doesn't work.
If you want to go headless it is a good idea to disable the local X session running on the PC as it will just use memory. You can disable it using
Application -> System -> Services and untick the Graphical Login Manager (GDM). However please make sure that your VNC is working, so you can keep changing things from the graphical interface without the need to use the command prompt.
Hope this helps.
Rob