This isn't likely to surprise anyone, but I'll post it here to remind myself of the procedure. This is how I make an Ubuntu Server box that several people can use at once, either from 'VNC viewer' software running on a computer or from a VNC–capable graphical terminal:
- Install Ubuntu Server on a suitable computer
- Install binary packages for VNC, Xfce and any other software that the users will need (SeaMonkey, OpenOffice.org etc.).
- Create user accounts and arrange for the VNC server instances to start automatically
- Edit the .vnc/xstartup scripts to use Xfce
- Fix the Xfce "panel" menu bar
- Test, rinse and repeat.
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"# Edit the .vnc/xstartup scripts to use Xfce"
Are you trying to leave out the details. Maybe an example of this file.
People are finding this post because something didn't work.
#!/bin/sh
# dilute to taste
/usr/X11R6/bin/startxfce4
You can proxy vnc through xrdp - it makes for a much smoother experience. Setup is reasonably straightforward: install xrdp and start the service, then connect to the server using rdesktop instead of using a vnc viewer.
nice infoo
I'm tying this via VNC on a box that's running a Xubuntu variant. It's fast enough over the LAN that I forget I'm not actually sitting at the machine where the desktop is running. It's now even more simple to set up than it was when I wrote the original post.
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