008-vnc-and-vino.md

VNC and Vino

On the client:

1. Install the client: sudo aptitude install xtightvncviewer.
2. Setup SSH port forwarding: ssh -L 12345:localhost:5900 user_name@123.123.123.123 -p 7001. Edit username and IP.
3. In a separate terminal, start the client: vncviewer localhost:12345 > /var/log/vnc-client.log 2>&1 &.

On the server:

1. Install the server: sudo aptitude install vino.
2. Make sure SSH port is open. In our example it's 7001. Also, make sure client can connect via SSH (authorized key).
3. Start the server:

#!/bin/bash

export DISPLAY=:0

gsettings set org.gnome.Vino view-only false
gsettings set org.gnome.Vino prompt-enabled false
gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false

/usr/lib/vino/vino-server > /var/log/vino-server.log 2>&1 &

echo "Done!"
exit 0

The above can be done via SSH. No need to have physical access to the server.