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#226: David Bombal: Ubuntu VNC Server
Description
Want to control your Mac from a Windows PC? Or Windows from a Mac? Or Ubuntu from Windows? Or Ubuntu from Windows? This is how. (Part 2).
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Menu:
Overview: 0:00
VNC Installation: 1:19
Mac to Ubuntu Testing: 4:19
Windows to Ubuntu VNC: 5:01
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Commands:
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sudo apt update
sudo apt install lightdm
sudo reboot
sudo apt install x11vnc
sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
!Copy and paste these commands - change the password
[Unit]
Description=x11vnc service
After=display-manager.service network.target syslog.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -forever -display :0 -auth guess -passwd password
ExecStop=/usr/bin/killall x11vnc
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
!Save file and run these commands:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable x11vnc.service
systemctl start x11vnc.service
systemctl status x11vnc.service