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Headless VNC on Mint (feddit.de)

submitted 7 months ago by Diplomjodler@feddit.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I installed x11vnc on Mint and it works fine as long as I have a monitor plugged into the server. I want to run the server without a monitor though. That apparently doesn't work with Cinnamon. I already bought a dummy plug to simulate a monitor but that seems clunky. Is there a better way? I'm also open to using a different VNC server or even a different distro (as long as it's not Ubuntu or Arch).

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

that's because x11vnc is an extension to an Xserver. what you need is either a standalone vncserver or a framebuffer Xserver that runs headless with x11vnc.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Care to elaborate? I have looked at various VNC servers but i haven't found usable documentation on setting them up.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

oh. i don't have mint, so i don't know the specifics, but usually you would install tigervnc (or tightvnc), set up a password, allow users, set up a per user startup file (containing a desktop environment or window manager to start) and start the systemd service (maybe you have to create a textfile service definition if mint didn't install one automatically).

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I've had some problems with TigerVNC. Do you know any good guide on setting it up?

[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What problems do you have ? From the top of my head it is something like this :

Install the tigervnc-standalone-server deb package on your server
ssh in your server as your user and type : vncpasswd
Continue and type : vncserver
On your client connect via a vnc viewer software

This https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/TigerVNC doesn't read like an easy howto but could be useful.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

Cool. I'll try that tonight.