Very similar to Ubuntu (since Ubuntu is based on Debian), you only need to use vnc4server package to install VNC Server<\/p>\n
# apt-get install tightvncserver<\/pre>\nConfigure VNC Server to work on Ubuntu 14.04 \/ Debian 8<\/h3>\n
You can use any privileged user or root user to login to your VNC Server, but for security reason, I\u2019m going to create vncuser for my VNC Server (you can change vncuser in tutorial to any user that you would like to use, it can be your existing user<\/strong>)<\/p>\n
# adduser vncuser\r\n# passwd vncuser<\/pre>\nWe now switch to vncuser to create some VNC configuration\u2019s files.<\/p>\n
# su - vncuser<\/pre>\nWith regular or privileged user, start vncserver for vncserver to creates it\u2019s necessary files.<\/p>\n
$ vncserver<\/pre>\nAfter you started VNC Server, you will be asked to create VNC\u2019s password (VNC password can be different or the same password as your user\u2019s password)<\/p>\n
vncuser@namhuy:~$ vncserver\r\nYou will require a password to access your desktops.\r\nPassword:\r\nVerify:\r\nxauth:\u00a0 file \/home\/vncuser\/.Xauthority does not exist\r\n\u00a0\r\nNew 'namhuy:1 (vncuser)' desktop is namhuy:1\r\n\u00a0\r\nCreating default startup script \/home\/vncuser\/.vnc\/xstartup\r\nStarting applications specified in \/home\/vncuser\/.vnc\/xstartup\r\nLog file is \/home\/vncuser\/.vnc\/namhuy:1.log<\/pre>\nAfter VNC Server generated files, we have to kill it in order to configure xstartup file.<\/p>\n
$ vncserver -kill :1<\/pre>\nTo modify xstartup file<\/p>\n
$ cd ~\r\n$ > .vnc\/xstartup\r\n$ nano .vnc\/xstartup<\/pre>\nWith the content<\/p>\n
#!\/bin\/sh\r\nunset SESSION_MANAGER\r\nunset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS\r\n\r\nxrdb $HOME\/.Xresources\r\nxsetroot -solid grey\r\n#x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title \"$VNCDESKTOP Desktop\" &\r\n#x-window-manager &\r\n# Fix to make GNOME work\r\nexport XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1\r\n#\/etc\/X11\/Xsession\r\nxfce4-session &\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\nIf you choose to use other GUIs, replace startxfce4 & accordingly to<\/p>\n
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- Gnome-Desktop Environment: gnome-session &<\/li>\n
- KDE-Desktop Environment: startkde &<\/li>\n
- MATE-Desktop Environment: mate-session &<\/li>\n
- LXDE-Desktop Environment: startlxde &<\/li>\n
- Cinnamon-Desktop Environment: cinnamon &<\/li>\n
- Openbox-Desktop Environment: openbox &<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Save xstartup when you are done. The next step is to create VNC Server statup script. You must do this with root user<\/p>\n
$ su -\r\n# nano\/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver<\/pre>\nWith the content<\/p>\n
#!\/bin\/bash\r\nPATH=\"$PATH:\/usr\/bin\/\"\r\n#DISPLAY=\"1\"\r\nDISPLAY=\"$1\"\r\nDEPTH=\"16\"\r\n#GEOMETRY=\"1024x768\"\r\nGEOMETRY=\"1280x800\"\r\nOPTIONS=\"-depth ${DEPTH} -geometry ${GEOMETRY} :${DISPLAY}\"\r\n\r\ncase \"$2\" in\r\nstart)\r\n\/usr\/bin\/vncserver ${OPTIONS}\r\n;;\r\n\r\nstop)\r\n\/usr\/bin\/vncserver -kill :${DISPLAY}\r\n;;\r\n\r\nrestart)\r\n$0 stop\r\n$0 start\r\n;;\r\nesac\r\nexit 0\r\n\r\n\r\nNow make vncserver startup script executable<\/pre>\n#chmod +x \/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver<\/pre>\nScript usage:<\/p>\n
sudo \/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver [N] start\r\nsudo \/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver [N] stop\r\nsudo \/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver [N] restart<\/pre>\nWhere [N] in number of Display<\/p>\n
The last step is to make VNC Server starts on boot<\/p>\n
# nano \/lib\/systemd\/system\/myvncserver.service<\/pre>\nWith the content<\/p>\n
[Unit]\r\nDescription=Manage VNC Server on this droplet\r\n\r\n[Service]\r\nType=forking\r\nExecStart=\/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver [N] start\r\nExecStop=\/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver [N] stop\r\nExecReload=\/usr\/local\/bin\/myvncserver [N] restart\r\nUser=[vncuser]\r\n\r\n[Install]\r\nWantedBy=multi-user.target<\/pre>\nWhere [N] in number of Display and [vncuser] is user to start vncserver.<\/p>\n
Now we can reload systemctl and enable our service:<\/p>\n
# systemctl daemon-reload\r\n# systemctl enable myvncserver.service<\/pre>\nIf you want to start \u00a0another vncserver for another\u00a0user add \u00a0myvncserver2.service with differnet \u00a0[N] and [vncuser]\n
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Reboot your Debian 8 system and test out your new VNC Server<\/p>\n
# reboot<\/pre>\nYou can login to your remote server via VNC with domain or IP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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