VNC Server On Ubuntu
#sudo apt-get install vnc4server Now setup a password to login using the following command. It will prompt to setup a password and verify it #vncpasswd Than run the vnc server using #vncserver :1 Now before you proceed kill it once using #vncserver -kill :1 Now open the config file from .vnc/xstartup or ~/.vnc/xstartup using editor .vnc/xstartup Than uncomment the line which says unset SESSION_MANAGER And add sh to the line below it like this exec sh /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc Exit the file and run the command as below #vncserver :1 -depth 16 -geometry 1024×768 connect using <ip-addr>:1 (:1 is for the vnc server window) You now have GUI access to your server.