How to setup vnc-server on fedora or linux

In this tutorial we will show you to How to setup vnc-server on fedora 11, we given you steps you install and configure the vnc server. we installed the tiger vnc server. Use following steps:

What is vnc server?

TigerVNC is a high-performance, platform-neutral implementation of VNC (Virtual Network Computing), a client/server application that allows users to launch and interact with graphical applications on remote machines. TigerVNC provides the levels of performance necessary to run 3D and video applications, and it attempts to maintain a common look and feel and re-use components, where possible, across the various platforms that it supports. TigerVNC also provides extensions for advanced authentication methods and TLS encryption.

Following commands can be used on any linux machine like centos, redhat, debian and ubuntu os.

[root@siwank-pc siwan]# yum install vnc-server

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Package tigervnc-server-1.0.0-2.fc11.i586 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

[root@siwank-pc siwan]# vim /etc/sysconfig/vncservers

In file use following lines (//SIWAN IS MY USER NAME, YOU NEED TO USE YOUR USERNMAE)

VNCSERVERS="59:siwan"
VNCSERVERARGS[59]="-geometry 1024x768 -nolisten tcp"

Than set your password or change for VNC-viewer

[siwan@siwank-pc ~]$ vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:

Than Became root user using following command.

[siwan@siwank-pc ~]$ su
Password:

Start the VNC server using following command. Use following command to start vnc services after rebooting

[root@siwank-pc siwan]# /sbin/service vncserver restart

[root@siwank-pc siwan]# /sbin/chkconfig vncserver on

Done!

Now you can able to use your box from vnc viewer..

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