README.md

Xvnc

The scripts in this gist will start an Xvnc server with a basic window manager (IceWM). This is intended to use in a virtual machine, where we can need to start a browser to run a test suite.

Installation on Debian

All commands have to be run as root

apt-get install icewm vnc4server
wget -O /etc/init.d/xvnc https://gist.github.com/albertohm/7310483/raw/5342e9e1705041939aa3e3e417de09c3d16131b1/xvnc.sh
wget -O /etc/init.d/icewm https://gist.github.com/albertohm/7310483/raw/b6ab30fb47dfdd5d4eccd64c540f1424db13b8d7/icewm.sh
chmod +x /etc/init.d/xvnc /etc/init.d/icewm
update-rc.d xvnc defaults
update-rc.d icewm defaults

Then, in your user, type

echo 'export DISPLAY=:0' >> ~/.bashrc

icewm.sh

#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          icewm
# Required-Start:    xvnc
# Required-Stop:     xvnc
# Should-Start:      icewm
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Ice Window Manager
### END INIT INFO

PID_FILE=/run/icewm.pid
export DISPLAY=:0

cmd() {
  action="--$1"
  shift
  start-stop-daemon $action  \
    --pidfile $PID_FILE   \
    --exec /usr/bin/icewm \
    --name icewm          \
    --chuid 1000          \
    --make-pidfile        \
    "$@"
}

case "$1" in
  start)
    cmd start --background
    ;;

  stop)
    cmd stop
    ;;

  status)
    cmd status
    ;;

  *)
    echo "Unknown option $1"
    ;;
esac

xvnc.sh

#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          xvnc
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs
# Should-Start:      xvnc
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Xvnc
### END INIT INFO

PID_FILE=/run/Xvnc.pid

cmd() {
  action="--$1"
  shift
  start-stop-daemon $action  \
    --pidfile $PID_FILE   \
    --exec /usr/bin/Xvnc  \
    --name Xvnc           \
    --chuid 1000          \
    --make-pidfile        \
    "$@"
}

case "$1" in
  start)
    cmd start --background -- :0 -geometry 1440x900 -SecurityTypes None
    ;;

  stop)
    cmd stop
    ;;

  status)
    cmd status
    ;;

  *)
    echo "Unknown option $1"
    ;;
esac