HOWTO: Setup VNC Server (x11vnc) on Linux Mint 18
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7 years ago 6 |
This tutorial was adapted from here.
1. Remove the default Vino server:
sudo apt-get -y remove vino
2. Install x11vnc:
sudo apt-get -y install x11vnc
3. Create the directory for the password file:
sudo mkdir /etc/x11vnc
4. Create the encrypted password file:
sudo x11vnc --storepasswd /etc/x11vnc/vncpwd
You will be asked to enter and verify the password. Then press Y to save the password file.
5. Create the systemd service file for the x11vnc service:
sudo xed /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
Copy/Paste this code into the empty file:
[Unit]
Description=Start x11vnc at startup.
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -auth guess -forever -noxdamage -repeat -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc/vncpwd -rfbport 5900 -shared
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
6: Reload the services:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
7. Enable the x11vnc service at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable x11vnc.service
8. Start the service:
Either reboot or
sudo systemctl start x11vnc.service
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Muito obrigado por compartilhar este conhecimento.
Work like a charm on Linux Mint 20 MATE (& Jrwilmoth040707's addon works too).
Thanks!
Perfect for a Linux freshman like me! worked a treat thank you!
I had to add a bit more to the one you developed to prevent the service from dying upon remote log off.
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[Unit]
Description=Start x11vnc at startup.
After=multi-user.target display-manager.service
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -auth guess -forever -noxdamage -repeat -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc/vncpwd -rfbport 5900 -shared
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Hi - sorry ignore the last post - must learn to check my spelling - working thanks
Hi - just tried this on lmde 3 and I get the following when I try to enable at startup
sudo systemctl enable x11vnc.service
The unit files have no installation config (WantedBy, RequiredBy, Also, Alias
settings in the [Install] section, and DefaultInstance for template units).
This means they are not meant to be enabled using systemctl.
Possible reasons for having this kind of units are:
1) A unit may be statically enabled by being symlinked from another unit's
.wants/ or .requires/ directory.
2) A unit's purpose may be to act as a helper for some other unit which has
a requirement dependency on it.
3) A unit may be started when needed via activation (socket, path, timer,
D-Bus, udev, scripted systemctl call, ...).
4) In case of template units, the unit is meant to be enabled with some
instance name specified.
Works great, thank you!
Thanks for that excellent little guide. It's the most simple and concise one I have found anywhere!
Worked well, many thanks!
I have found that on ALL the four computers on which I installed this, the service does not start at boot and I have to SSH in and give the "systemctl start x11vnc.service" command to regain VNC access.
OK for some reason on the second Mint 18.1 I have installed it on, there is a small problem. I can access the remote once.
The next time I try, even if all I did was log off and not issue a restart, the remote unit actively refuses my request.
However if via SSH access to the remote unit, I issue the:
systemctl start x11vnc.service
I can log in again via TightVNC.
This is happening on only one of the three units I have installed this on tonight.
For what it is worth, I just now used this also on a Debian 9 install and it worked fine on that too.
WORKS!
Using Mint 18.1.
Perfect. Thank you so very much.
How do i get it so i can connect to my PC