Debian VNC server setup

Note to self, grab the required packages, 

apt-get install xfce4
apt-get install tightvncserver

Initialize for the first time and set the password, 

tightvncserver :1

then kill the process, 

tightvncserver -kill :1

Edit, 

~/.vnc/xstartup

and add, 

xfce4-session &

To connect, setup the tunnel, 

ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901 [email protected] -p 8722

and start VNC, 

tightvncserver -geometry 800x600 :1

Use a VNC client (like Chicken of the VNC) to connect to your SSH tunnel,

  • connect to localhost (or 127.0.0.1)
  • display 1, because of port 5901 (display 0 would be port 5900)
  • enter your VNC password
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