Running VNC server on Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 by creating new sessions
I would like to create a VNC server that runs gnome-shell environment, the same as the default UI in the console, separate from the console session (so that the console cannot see anything).
I tried vnc4server and tightvncserver, neither worked. No matter how I configured xstartup, gnome-session just won't run. I did manage to run Xfdm and gnome-panel in the same way. When I try to connect to the VNC server I get only grey screen. However I can confirm that the vnc server worked because I can run programs in it by setting DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY.
Is there a way to get ubuntu-desktop running in a new X session, separate from the console session? Preferably on a VNC server?
Steps I created the vnc server:
- Install a completely new Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop.
- Install
tightvncserver. - Run
vncserverto configure and kill it.
Change
~/.vnc/xstartupand append:
export STARTUP="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=ubuntu --disable-acceleration-check"
$STARTUP
Run
vncserver.- Connect to the VNC server with any VNC client. Only grey screen is shown.
- Configure
DISPLAYandXAUTHORITYand rungedit. The VNC session sees an incompletegeditwindow.
gnome remote-desktop vnc 18.04
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
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I would like to create a VNC server that runs gnome-shell environment, the same as the default UI in the console, separate from the console session (so that the console cannot see anything).
I tried vnc4server and tightvncserver, neither worked. No matter how I configured xstartup, gnome-session just won't run. I did manage to run Xfdm and gnome-panel in the same way. When I try to connect to the VNC server I get only grey screen. However I can confirm that the vnc server worked because I can run programs in it by setting DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY.
Is there a way to get ubuntu-desktop running in a new X session, separate from the console session? Preferably on a VNC server?
Steps I created the vnc server:
- Install a completely new Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop.
- Install
tightvncserver. - Run
vncserverto configure and kill it.
Change
~/.vnc/xstartupand append:
export STARTUP="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=ubuntu --disable-acceleration-check"
$STARTUP
Run
vncserver.- Connect to the VNC server with any VNC client. Only grey screen is shown.
- Configure
DISPLAYandXAUTHORITYand rungedit. The VNC session sees an incompletegeditwindow.
gnome remote-desktop vnc 18.04
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
Do you insist on using VNC? With xpra it should be easier to get there.
– Sebastian Stark
May 2 '18 at 18:28
If it's not VNC then I'd prefer a protocol that works over a slow Internet connection, and has clients on all operating systems - Android, Windows, etc. xpra seems to forward X connections which is not what I want.
– He WenYang
May 2 '18 at 23:40
add a comment |
I would like to create a VNC server that runs gnome-shell environment, the same as the default UI in the console, separate from the console session (so that the console cannot see anything).
I tried vnc4server and tightvncserver, neither worked. No matter how I configured xstartup, gnome-session just won't run. I did manage to run Xfdm and gnome-panel in the same way. When I try to connect to the VNC server I get only grey screen. However I can confirm that the vnc server worked because I can run programs in it by setting DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY.
Is there a way to get ubuntu-desktop running in a new X session, separate from the console session? Preferably on a VNC server?
Steps I created the vnc server:
- Install a completely new Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop.
- Install
tightvncserver. - Run
vncserverto configure and kill it.
Change
~/.vnc/xstartupand append:
export STARTUP="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=ubuntu --disable-acceleration-check"
$STARTUP
Run
vncserver.- Connect to the VNC server with any VNC client. Only grey screen is shown.
- Configure
DISPLAYandXAUTHORITYand rungedit. The VNC session sees an incompletegeditwindow.
gnome remote-desktop vnc 18.04
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
I would like to create a VNC server that runs gnome-shell environment, the same as the default UI in the console, separate from the console session (so that the console cannot see anything).
I tried vnc4server and tightvncserver, neither worked. No matter how I configured xstartup, gnome-session just won't run. I did manage to run Xfdm and gnome-panel in the same way. When I try to connect to the VNC server I get only grey screen. However I can confirm that the vnc server worked because I can run programs in it by setting DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY.
Is there a way to get ubuntu-desktop running in a new X session, separate from the console session? Preferably on a VNC server?
Steps I created the vnc server:
- Install a completely new Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop.
- Install
tightvncserver. - Run
vncserverto configure and kill it.
Change
~/.vnc/xstartupand append:
export STARTUP="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=ubuntu --disable-acceleration-check"
$STARTUP
Run
vncserver.- Connect to the VNC server with any VNC client. Only grey screen is shown.
- Configure
DISPLAYandXAUTHORITYand rungedit. The VNC session sees an incompletegeditwindow.
gnome remote-desktop vnc 18.04
gnome remote-desktop vnc 18.04
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
edited May 2 '18 at 15:57
He WenYang
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
asked May 2 '18 at 15:05
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
26115
Do you insist on using VNC? With xpra it should be easier to get there.
– Sebastian Stark
May 2 '18 at 18:28
If it's not VNC then I'd prefer a protocol that works over a slow Internet connection, and has clients on all operating systems - Android, Windows, etc. xpra seems to forward X connections which is not what I want.
– He WenYang
May 2 '18 at 23:40
add a comment |
Do you insist on using VNC? With xpra it should be easier to get there.
– Sebastian Stark
May 2 '18 at 18:28
If it's not VNC then I'd prefer a protocol that works over a slow Internet connection, and has clients on all operating systems - Android, Windows, etc. xpra seems to forward X connections which is not what I want.
– He WenYang
May 2 '18 at 23:40
Do you insist on using VNC? With xpra it should be easier to get there.
– Sebastian Stark
May 2 '18 at 18:28
Do you insist on using VNC? With xpra it should be easier to get there.
– Sebastian Stark
May 2 '18 at 18:28
If it's not VNC then I'd prefer a protocol that works over a slow Internet connection, and has clients on all operating systems - Android, Windows, etc. xpra seems to forward X connections which is not what I want.
– He WenYang
May 2 '18 at 23:40
If it's not VNC then I'd prefer a protocol that works over a slow Internet connection, and has clients on all operating systems - Android, Windows, etc. xpra seems to forward X connections which is not what I want.
– He WenYang
May 2 '18 at 23:40
add a comment |
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Finally I found the solution.
The Gnome session doesn't seem to work on VNC X servers, but an Xvfb will work.
The idea is to create an Xvfb for the session and use x11vnc for VNC:
Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x720x24
Then spawn GNOME environment:
DISPLAY=:1 gnome-shell --replace
Finally use x11vnc to create an VNC server for Xvfb:
x11vnc -display :1
answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
add a comment |
Make sure that you unset the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS at the beginning of the xstartup script.
Here is a snip of mine that have gnome-session started properly. However, the only issue so far is that the color scheme of the terminal is not properly applied, but VNC runs fine :)
#!/bin/sh
MODE="GNOME"
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
if [ -e "$HOME/.Xresources" ]
then
xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources"
fi
if [ "GNOME" = "$MODE" ]
then
if which gnome-session > /dev/null
then
gnome-session --session=ubuntu &
else
MODE=""
fi
fi
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
MODE="should beMODE="", UN-terminated quotes. syntax error.
– Dan
Sep 27 '18 at 5:27
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Finally I found the solution.
The Gnome session doesn't seem to work on VNC X servers, but an Xvfb will work.
The idea is to create an Xvfb for the session and use x11vnc for VNC:
Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x720x24
Then spawn GNOME environment:
DISPLAY=:1 gnome-shell --replace
Finally use x11vnc to create an VNC server for Xvfb:
x11vnc -display :1
answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
add a comment |
Finally I found the solution.
The Gnome session doesn't seem to work on VNC X servers, but an Xvfb will work.
The idea is to create an Xvfb for the session and use x11vnc for VNC:
Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x720x24
Then spawn GNOME environment:
DISPLAY=:1 gnome-shell --replace
Finally use x11vnc to create an VNC server for Xvfb:
x11vnc -display :1
answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
add a comment |
Finally I found the solution.
The Gnome session doesn't seem to work on VNC X servers, but an Xvfb will work.
The idea is to create an Xvfb for the session and use x11vnc for VNC:
Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x720x24
Then spawn GNOME environment:
DISPLAY=:1 gnome-shell --replace
Finally use x11vnc to create an VNC server for Xvfb:
x11vnc -display :1
answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
Finally I found the solution.
The Gnome session doesn't seem to work on VNC X servers, but an Xvfb will work.
The idea is to create an Xvfb for the session and use x11vnc for VNC:
Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x720x24
Then spawn GNOME environment:
DISPLAY=:1 gnome-shell --replace
Finally use x11vnc to create an VNC server for Xvfb:
x11vnc -display :1
answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
He WenYangHe WenYang
26115
answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
He WenYangHe WenYang
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answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
He WenYangHe WenYang
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answered May 12 '18 at 12:52
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Make sure that you unset the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS at the beginning of the xstartup script.
Here is a snip of mine that have gnome-session started properly. However, the only issue so far is that the color scheme of the terminal is not properly applied, but VNC runs fine :)
#!/bin/sh
MODE="GNOME"
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
if [ -e "$HOME/.Xresources" ]
then
xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources"
fi
if [ "GNOME" = "$MODE" ]
then
if which gnome-session > /dev/null
then
gnome-session --session=ubuntu &
else
MODE=""
fi
fi
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
MODE="should beMODE="", UN-terminated quotes. syntax error.
– Dan
Sep 27 '18 at 5:27
add a comment |
Make sure that you unset the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS at the beginning of the xstartup script.
Here is a snip of mine that have gnome-session started properly. However, the only issue so far is that the color scheme of the terminal is not properly applied, but VNC runs fine :)
#!/bin/sh
MODE="GNOME"
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
if [ -e "$HOME/.Xresources" ]
then
xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources"
fi
if [ "GNOME" = "$MODE" ]
then
if which gnome-session > /dev/null
then
gnome-session --session=ubuntu &
else
MODE=""
fi
fi
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
MODE="should beMODE="", UN-terminated quotes. syntax error.
– Dan
Sep 27 '18 at 5:27
add a comment |
Make sure that you unset the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS at the beginning of the xstartup script.
Here is a snip of mine that have gnome-session started properly. However, the only issue so far is that the color scheme of the terminal is not properly applied, but VNC runs fine :)
#!/bin/sh
MODE="GNOME"
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
if [ -e "$HOME/.Xresources" ]
then
xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources"
fi
if [ "GNOME" = "$MODE" ]
then
if which gnome-session > /dev/null
then
gnome-session --session=ubuntu &
else
MODE=""
fi
fi
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
Make sure that you unset the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS at the beginning of the xstartup script.
Here is a snip of mine that have gnome-session started properly. However, the only issue so far is that the color scheme of the terminal is not properly applied, but VNC runs fine :)
#!/bin/sh
MODE="GNOME"
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
if [ -e "$HOME/.Xresources" ]
then
xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources"
fi
if [ "GNOME" = "$MODE" ]
then
if which gnome-session > /dev/null
then
gnome-session --session=ubuntu &
else
MODE=""
fi
fi
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
edited Jan 12 at 4:08
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
answered Jun 8 '18 at 14:40
twangtwang
12
12
MODE="should beMODE="", UN-terminated quotes. syntax error.
– Dan
Sep 27 '18 at 5:27
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MODE="should beMODE="", UN-terminated quotes. syntax error.
– Dan
Sep 27 '18 at 5:27
MODE=" should be MODE="" , UN-terminated quotes. syntax error.– Dan
Sep 27 '18 at 5:27
MODE=" should be MODE="" , UN-terminated quotes. syntax error.– Dan
Sep 27 '18 at 5:27
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Do you insist on using VNC? With xpra it should be easier to get there.
– Sebastian Stark
May 2 '18 at 18:28
If it's not VNC then I'd prefer a protocol that works over a slow Internet connection, and has clients on all operating systems - Android, Windows, etc. xpra seems to forward X connections which is not what I want.
– He WenYang
May 2 '18 at 23:40