Questions tagged [tigervnc]
Questions about TigerVNC, an open-source, platform-neutral VNC server and client software.
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TigerVNC: “Session startup exited too early” when starting XFCE desktop on Ubuntu/Debian
I was setting up a TigerVNC server on Debian to start an XFCE desktop session, but every time I ran:
vncserver
I got this error:
Session startup via '/home/jerry/.vnc/xstartup' cleanly exited too ...
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Enable DRI3 extension on Ubuntu VM with TigerVNC
I have downloaded the source code and built Chromium on an Ubuntu 24.04 VM (from https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git by following the instructions on https://chromium....
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Using VNC to connect to the Oracle Linux server without DE
On my VM I have installed Oracle Linux 9.6 without any desktop environment, so everything I have there is accessible through CLI. I would like to run Oracle Database GUI installer on that server by ...
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TigerVNC configuration on Fedora Linux
On Windows, I can configure the VNC server module, so that when a user is logged in on Windows, I can connect and see the same screen that user sees.
On Linux, it appears that the serverr always ...
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Issue with TigerVNC for Yocto-Based Linux with SELinux: PAM and SELinux Context Errors
I am running TigerVNC version 1.14.1 on a Yocto-based Linux system with SELinux enabled. The issue I’m facing is related to starting the VNC server service when SELinux policies are in place. Below is ...
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How to upgrade TigerVNC to 1.12 on Debian 11?
I have a development machine running Debian 11, which is currently our standard environement for equipment hosts. I use VNC (TigerVNC server) to access it remotely from my work computer.
The problem ...
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VNC Server Fails to Start Desktop Environment – “Session cleanly exited too early”
I’m having trouble launching the desktop environment for noVNC. After setting up and trying to run the VNC server, I receive the following error
root@localhost:~# vncserver :2
New Xtigervnc server '...
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TigerVNC on Debian 12
I'm trying to use TigerVNC to remote to a small thinkcenter running Debian 12 on my local network.
I ran
sudo apt install tigervnc-standalone-server tigervnc-xorg-extension tigervnc-viewer
vncpasswd
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Problems with vncserver and/or vncviewer (black screen) - SuSE linux
I want to connect to my office PC from my home PC via VNC. I ssh'd to my office PC with ssh keys and start a server: "vncserver :2 -SecurityTypes=none". Then logout and start the viewer on ...
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Failed to start tigervnc on start ubuntu jammy
For some reason, I can't for the life of me cannot start vncserver to start at boot. I'm using this guide and as per the link, here's my constructed systemd file for it
[Unit]
Description=Start ...
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Tigervnc server: do I have to start a specific 'instance'?
I am trying to set up a tigervnc server on Pop! OS. When I try to start the server in systemd using sudo systemctl start tigervncserver@ , I get the following error:
Failed to start tigervncserver@....
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VNC connection error
So, I was following this guide https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-on-centos-7/ on how to setup a vnc server and I'm at the part where I have to connect to my vnc server via ssh ...
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No desktop during VNC session
I have followed this guide: Configure VNC Server in RHEL to setup a vnc connection on my AlmaLinux 9.3 machine. I am running into an issue with the actual desktop that is displayed during the VNC ...
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TigerVNC Xfce startup failing on new Debian 12 bookworm install. "Another session manager is already running" Worked on Debian 10
I've set up a temporary Debian 12 instance on a laptop to test with prior to migrating a desktop from Debian 10 to 12. The only thing not working so far is the tigervnc instance, but that's critical.
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TigerVNC Unable to Start Systemd Service
I recently followed a guide I found here: How to Install VNC Server on RHEL 8 to create a VNC session for a given user. I have since created a new user account: engineer and updated the systemd ...
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