Install VNC

By | 28th December 2015

This is the last step in setting a remote development environment using Aptana Studio. Install TightVNCServer

> sudo apt-get install tightvncserver

Start the server in the required resolution and colour depth

> vncserver -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 24

When the VNC server is no longer required, kill the server

> ps -ef | grep vnc
usernam+  8412     1  2 16:59 pts/0    00:00:18 Xtightvnc :1 -desktop X -auth /home/username/.Xauthority -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 24 -rfbwait 120000 -rfbauth /home/username/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5901 -fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/ -co /etc/X11/rgb
usernam+  8416     1  0 16:59 pts/0    00:00:00 /bin/sh /home/username/.vnc/xstartup
> vncserver -kill :1

Please note -depth should be set to 24 for it to work correctly.

Resources

  • How VNC works – http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/dtg/attarchive/vnc/howitworks.html

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