Setting up the VNC server and client to run X applications

Author: Christophe Gevrey
Updated: [udate]

On the server side

You have to set the password and to start the server. You do not have to execute commands as root.

Set the password


                  $vncpasswd

                  Password: [type your password]

                  Verify: [re-type your password]

Start the server


                  $/usr/bin/vncserver

The following should appear on your console:


                New 'linuxbox:1 (username)' desktop is linuxbox:1

                

                Starting applications specified in /home/username/.vnc/xstartup

                Log file is /home/username/.vnc/linuxbox:1.log

On the client side

Start the VNC viewer


                  in the connection info: [linuxbox:1]

                  password: [the password you have specified above]

in the X window type:


                vncconfig SecurityTypes=None

Run your application...
in the X window type your application name:


               xclock