VNC Server

[Constantine Evans]

Dick Dowdell wrote:
> I would like to use VNC to manage a remote Ubuntu 6.0 Server.  I assume
> that I will need to install X11 as well as the VNC server.  I'm new to
> Linux and could use guidance from anyone who has the requisite knowledge.
> 
> Regards,
> Dick Dowdell

You actually only need to install the server, and the package manager
should install everything else you need automatically. There are a few
different VNC servers that you can choose from: vncserver,
tightvncserver, vnc4server, and vino (there are also more specialised
servers like x11vnc and linuxvnc, but I assume you want a normal
server). Vino appears to be the only server in the main repositories,
but I would suggest against it for a server because it will require that
a large number of GNOME libraries be installed, and is designed for
desktop use. I've used vncserver, tightvncserver, and vnc4server before,
and didn't notice any significant differences between them, though one
important thing to note is that if you install vncserver or
tightvncserver you also need to install xfonts-base.

Once installed, the server can be started with a command like vncserver,
vnc4server, or tightvncserver. There are similar commands for setting
passwords (vncpasswd, ...).

Yours,
Constantine