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jackwasey / ubuntu-vnc-activate-remote.sh
Created June 19, 2020 21:36 — forked from samba/ubuntu-vnc-activate-remote.sh
Activate VNC support in Ubuntu, from command-line (for active sessions)
#!/bin/sh
# This assumes you have access to the system via SSH already, and need
# remote VNC access as the same user, and you want only the primary display.
export DISPLAY=:0
# Encoded password with http://www.motobit.com/util/base64-decoder-encoder.asp
export VNC_PASSWORD="dm5jX3Bhc3N3b3JkNzE=" # vnc_password71
export VNC_PASSWORD="dm5jX3Bhc3M=" # vnc_password (a character limit is enforced?)
# Sadly many common VNC clients don't support encryption.

Introduction

  • C-a == Ctrl-a
  • M-a == Alt-a

General

:q        close
:w        write/saves
:wa[!]    write/save all windows [force]
:wq       write/save and close