Linux Ubuntu - how to set up VNC access

Hello, would there be some short instructions for set up VNC access on Ubuntu? I tried x11vnc, but I didn't walk much. Thanks for the help

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Hi,

if the local instructions for x11vnc do not suit you, try tightvncserver.

1.) If you have Ubuntu Server without GUI, first install eg GUI from Xubuntu:

X11 - installation xubuntu-core
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apt install tasksel
tasksel install xubuntu-core
reboot


2.) Intall and set up Tight VNC server:

tightvncserver
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apt install tightvncserver
su user1
vncserver

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service

[Unit]
Description=Start TightVNC server at startup
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
User=user1
Group=user1
WorkingDirectory=/home/user1

PIDFile=/home/user1/.vnc/%H:%i.pid
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i > /dev/null 2>&1
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -depth 24 -geometry 1280x800 :%i
ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable vncserver@1.service
systemctl start vncserver@1

Check:
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netstat -tulpn | grep 5901

tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5901 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 32099/Xtightvnc