VNC xstartup for unity WARNING ! THIS WAS WRITTEN A LONG TIME AGO (2018), IT MAY NOT BE RELEVANT ANYMORE

install-packages.sh

#!/bin/bash
# WARNING ! THIS WAS WRITTEN A LONG TIME AGO (2018), IT MAY NOT BE RELEVANT ANYMORE
sudo apt-get install vnc4server ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel gnome-settings-daemon metacity nautilus gnome-terminal

xstartup

#!/bin/sh
# WARNING ! THIS WAS WRITTEN A LONG TIME AGO (2018), IT MAY NOT BE RELEVANT ANYMORE

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

#[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
#[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
#xsetroot -solid grey
#vncconfig -iconic &
#x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
#x-window-manager &

export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
gnome-session &
gnome-panel &
gnome-settings-daemon &
metacity &
nautilus &
gnome-terminal &

Thanks! I fixed an error.

This will start gnome desktop. Where is unity?

Unity not showing up.

Should be like this:

Unity plugin enabled in CCSM. Any Ideas?

yeah exactly that's not the correct unity

Folks sorry for the silly question
Where to put the xstartup file ?

xstartup is at ~/.vnc/xstartup

Hi, I only get a file explorer window, nothing else. Any ideas? Thanks!

Hi, I only get a file explorer window, nothing else. Any ideas? Thanks!

Verify you installed all listed packages .

@NorseGopher, I got the same problem, too. It doesn't present the correct Unity desktop environment session...

Hi, I only get a file explorer window, nothing else. Any ideas? Thanks!

same problem with installed packages...

this config wont start the unity it starts gnome environment and some ui dependent apps wont work properly or simply will crash!