Install & Access Graphical Desktop on Ubuntu/Debian VPSNote: It is better not to run these commands as root user. Add a new user and give them sudo permission. Install and run these from the user account, more secured.
Check and do system update with the two following commands
sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get upgrade
Installing the required packages.
sudo apt-get install nano xorg lxde-core tightvncserver
We can start our tightvncserver with the following command.
vncserver
This will ask you for a password. When it asks if you want read only access, type ‘n‘ and press Enter. The server will start at your_ip_or_domain:1. Don’t try to access it yet. First kill the vncserver using the following command.
vncserver -kill :1
Then we need to change the config file.
nano ~/.vnc/xstartup
Add the following two lines at the end of the file.
lxterminal & /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &
After the edit the config file will look like this:
#!/bin/shxrdb $HOME/.Xresourcesxsetroot -solid grey#x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &#x-window-manager &# Fix to make GNOME workexport XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1/etc/X11/Xsessionlxterminal &/usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &
Save and close the file by pressing ctrl + x, then y and press Enter. Restart your vncserver with the following command:
vncserver
Now use any VNC-client software in your computer, phone or tablet to connect to your Linux VPS. You can use your domain name or ip ending with :1 and the password your entered earlier. And, the here you go. GUI enabled on your Ubuntu / Debian server or VPS.
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