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GUI Install in Ubuntu VPS Server

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1. Uninstall and remove all unnecessary services:  root@server:~# apt-get purge apache2* bind9* samba*

    Update existing packages: root@server:~# apt-get update

                                             root@server:~# apt-get upgrade

    Install text editor “nano”: root@server:~# apt-get install nano

 2. GUI desktop installation: root@server:~# apt-get install xorg lxde-core tightvncserver

      Choose console country from the list, for example.: English (US)

      Select keyboard layout, for example.: English (US)

3. Configuring LXDE VNC Server and create VNC connection password.

   Creating configuration file and setting password for VNC session: root@server:~# tightvncserver :1

    

   Stopping VNC: root@server:~# tightvncserver -kill :1

   Edit VNC configuration file: root@server:~# nano ~/.vnc/xstartup

   If you find uncommented, then comment-out with the character # line with:  #x-window-manager &

   And in the end of the file add 2 new lines: lxterminal & 

                                                                      /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &

 

   After changes files might look like this:

#!/bin/sh

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
#x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
#x-window-manager &
# Fix to make GNOME work
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
/etc/X11/Xsession
lxterminal &
/usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &

 

4.  Restart VPS server : root@server:~# reboot

5. Connect to your VPS server on the SSH console after reboot and start VNC server: root@server:~# vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16 -pixelformat rgb565

6. Download and install VNC program on your computer: http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html

7. Run VNC program on your computer

Yusuf Khalil

Yusuf Khalil