How to Install TigerVNC Server on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 using GNOME as a desktop environment, this tutorial describes how to install and this tutorial describes how to install and config the TigerVNC server. So we’ll have using the default desktop, GNOME, instead of using XFCE as many tutorials used. Depend on your preferred DE you may need to install different DE for the remote desktop, but this case not covered on this tutorial.

TigerVNC installable on most of Linux distro, the advantages of TigerVNC
– IPv6 support
– View only client
– Full screen mode
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Install VNC Server

sudo apt install tigervnc-standalone-server -y

Configuring VNC Server

The configuration is really simple, dont need to changes or edit a lot file.

1. Create User

Never run the VNC as root because it will find a way to break your system. If you already had a normal user, skip this step.

sudo adduser atetux

2. Set VNC Password

To setup VNC password for user created on step 1 above run vncpasswd

vncpasswd

don’t re-use your login password here, use another one. Make sure you only input 8 character long or less password, because that the only supported by VNC.

Start TigerVNC Server

By default TigerVNC will listen to localhost/127.0.0.1 only, to able access from outside add -localhost no

vncserver -localhost no

Access VNC Server

There are many VNC clients on Linux such as Remmina, NOVNC, TigerVNC, TightVNC, etc. For this tutorial, I’ll use TightVNC client

Enter the VNC password