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systemd service file for running a vncserver (e.g. tightvncserver)
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# Vncserver service file for Debian or Ubuntu with systemd | |
# | |
# Install vncserver and tools | |
# e.g. apt-get install tightvncserver autocutsel gksu | |
# | |
# 1. Copy this file to /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:1.service | |
# 2. Edit User= | |
# e.g "User=paul" | |
# 3. Edit the vncserver parameters appropriately in the ExecStart= line! | |
# e.g. the -localhost option only allows connections from localhost (or via ssh tunnels) | |
# 4. Run `systemctl daemon-reload` | |
# 5. Run `systemctl enable vncserver@:<display>.service` | |
# | |
[Unit] | |
Description=Remote desktop service (VNC) | |
After=syslog.target network.target | |
[Service] | |
Type=forking | |
User=<user_name> | |
# Clean any existing files in /tmp/.X11-unix environment | |
ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :' | |
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -geometry 1800x1000 -depth 16 -dpi 120 -alwaysshared -localhost %i | |
ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i | |
[Install] | |
WantedBy=multi-user.target |
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#!/bin/sh | |
# vnc server xstartup file (~/.vnc/xstartup) for LXDE | |
# | |
# The sleeps seem to fix a bug where user input is not registered in vncviewer on client | |
# | |
# Fix to make GNOME work: | |
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1 | |
# hack to allow sudo in vncviewer: | |
xhost +localhost | |
autocutsel -fork | |
sleep 2 | |
# unclear if the x-window-manager is needed: | |
x-window-manager & | |
sleep 2 | |
lxterminal & | |
sleep 2 | |
/usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE -e LXDE & |
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Has anyone configured this with newer versions of tigervnc ? Tigervnc recommends that we need to put users in /etc/tigervnc/tigervnc.users