Installs the Fluxbox Window Manager, NoVNC and TightVNC Server Standalone to add a desktop environment to your Codespace

setup_codespaces_gui.sh

#!/bin/bash

echo "Updating..."
sudo apt update

echo "Installing packages..."

sudo apt install xterm fluxbox novnc tigervnc-standalone-server

echo "Starting NoVNC"

websockify --web /usr/share/novnc/ --wrap-mode=ignore 6080 localhost:5900 &

echo "Starting VNC server..."

vncserver :1 -geometry 2560x1440 -depth 24 -localhost -nolisten tcp -rfbport 5900

echo "Done! Port 6080 and 5900 should now be forwarded. Simply open https://localhost:6080 to access the NoVNC client."

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