Ubuntu Server: Need to Remote desktop

[Robert Dailey]

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Bud Roth <junk at taiotoshi.org> wrote:

> Rob:
>
> On your server, you need to "sudo apt-get install openssh vnc4server".
> On your Linux client, ssh and vncviewer are standard parts of Ubuntu
> installs.
>
> Openssh is a Telnet-like command line terminal program that has security
> built-in.  It uses an encrypted session, unlike telnet, to send data
> back and forth.  That should be your command-line way to visit your
> server.
>
> Vnc-server provides a secure, GUI desktop based on the X server
> installed on your server (xubuntu) to remote clients that request a
> connection.  It eats up much less bandwidth than running a remote X
> session.
>
> Read up on both of them.  After you install, post your issues and
> someone will be able to solve them.


Thanks for your response.

I did the following from my ubuntu server:

vnc4server

after running that command, it asked me for a password. However, I cannot
figure out what port it listens to nor how to configure that. How can I
configure the port for the server to listen on?

Also, I'm using TightVNC Viewer on my windows machine to connect to my linux
server. Is this okay too?

Do I have to do anything additional on my server to get VNC working? For
example, do I have to start the xubuntu desktop or something? Thanks for the
help.
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