Comments on: [Linux] Setting Up a Debian VNC Server (via SSH tunnel)

By: Sikoly

Sikoly — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:45:11 +0000

Thanks!

I’ve been trying to install a working vnc server for the whole day now. I just reinstalled debian to my old laptop. I rembember back than it was also a pain in the ass to get the vncserver working.
Beacuse it seemed to be working, but the desktop did not show up, only a terminal.

I bookmark thhis page for sure.

By: Norbert

Norbert — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:20:50 +0000

It seems you must install gnome-session
apt-get gnome-session before install gnome-desktop-environment.

Norbert

By: Deneidez

Deneidez — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:09:47 +0000

No, no, no, no! Do not run server as a root. Also use tightvncserver -localhost :1 . That will block all but localhost connections(Tunneling will make you look like you are from localhost.) and you will get much more secure set up.

By: mitch

mitch — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:52:52 +0000

Hi, the setting for kde have to be

startkde &

instead of gnome-session &

Greetz mitch

By: metapapa

metapapa — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:13:43 +0000

Though KDE is a great window manager, we don’t have experiences in using it. We simply prefer Gnome as a matter of choice. Give it a try and tell us if it works with KDE aswell.
Thanks

P.S. Some people say Gnome’s code has been written tighter, so that it can be used better on slower systems like virtualized servers. Anyway give it a try and report back…