11-05-2021

Vnc Viewer For Mac

A little-known fact about Mac versions 10.4 (Tiger) and over, is that they come with a built-in VNC server. This feature is included in a couple of the “Sharing” options and can be accessed with a regular VNC viewer/client. VNC Viewer for Mac (formerly RealVNC) enables you to remotely access and control your computers from another computer or mobile device, wherever you are in the world. It is used by individuals and by organizations across every industry sector for a range of different use cases, including providing IT desktop support to colleagues and friends and accessing systems and services on the move.

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Prerequisites

You should use a non-root user account with sudo privileges. Please see the Initial Server Setup for Ubuntu 18.04 / 18.10 or Initial Server Setup for Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 for more details.

You will also need to download and install a VNC client for your OS. We recommend the following:

Windows VNC Clients

  • VNC Viewer (RealVNC), TightVNC or UltraVNC
  • For Windows users, you will also need the PuTTY client in order to create an SSH tunnel
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MacOS VNC Clients

  • VNC Viewer (RealVNC) or you can use the inbuilt screen sharing utility for Mac.

Linux VNC Clients

  • Ubuntu Desktop comes preloaded with a VNC-capable client called Remmina
  • VNC Viewer (RealVNC), TightVNC, vinagre, krdc

1. Install Xfce and VNC

Begin by updating the package lists.

Now install Xfce4 and VNC server. Press y and ENTER if prompted to install.

2. Configure VNC Server

Run vncserver.

You will be asked to enter a password. Generate a password 8 chars long, any longer and it will be truncated.

You will also be asked if you want a view-only password where the user can only view and not control the remote server. You can skip this if you don’t require it.

VNC Server should now be running.

We now need to edit the xstartup file. Before doing so, kill VNC service.

Back up xstartup file.

Edit xstartup file.

Add the following to the bottom of the file.

This will tell VNC to start the Xfce desktop environment when VNC starts.

Save and close. (press CTRL + X, press Y and then press ENTER)

Make the xstartup file executable.

Now start vncserver again.

3. Create SSH Tunnel

VNC server is now running, but in order to encrypt communications between the VNC client and server, we must create an SSH tunnel and connect through it. We can do this by binding port 5901 of the remote connection to port 5901 on your local machine.

Linux and Mac

You can create an SSH tunnel easily using terminal. Replace john with your non-root username and your_server_ip with your server IP.

Enter your Linux password (not your VNC password) and skip to Step 4 below.

Windows

You will need the PuTTY client to create an SSH Tunnel.

In PuTTY, select Connection > SSH > Tunnels.

In Source Port, enter 5901

In Destination, add your_ip:5901

Click Add.

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In the left-hand category menu, go to Session.

In Host Name, enter your non-root Linux username and IP (e.g, [email protected]).

In Saved Sessions, enter “SSH Tunnel” (you can call this whatever you like).

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Click Save and then click Open to start the connection.

When prompted, enter your Linux password to log in (not your VNC password).

Once logged in, to check if the SSH tunnel is up, right-click the PuTTY title bar to invoke the context menu, then click Event Log.

If the tunnel is up, at the bottom of the log, you should see Local port 5901 forwarding to ip_address:5901

You can now continue to the next step to connect to the VNC server using your VNC client.

4. Connect to VNC

Port 5901 of the remote connection should now be bound to port 5901 on your local machine, creating a secure SSH tunnel. You should now be able to connect to the VNC server using locahost:5509 with your VNC client of choice.

VNC Viewer on Windows and MacOS

There are many different VNC viewers for Windows and MacOS, but in this guide we are using VNC Viewer (RealVNC).

Run VNC Viewer, click File and click New Connection.

In the VNC Server field, enter localhost:5901 and click OK.

Double-click localhost:5901.

When prompted for a password, enter the VNC password you created earlier, check Remember Password, and click OK.

If you see a warning about Unencrypted connection, ignore it and click Continue. (VNC Viewer is not aware that we are using an encrypted SSH tunnel)

If VNC connects successfully, you should see the default Xfce desktop.

Click Use default config if prompted.

Linux

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If you are using Ubuntu Desktop, it comes preloaded with a VNC-capable client called Remmina. Just type “VNC” or “remmina” in the dash to start it.

In the Name field, Enter a profile name of your choice.

In the Server field, enter localhost::5901.

In the Password, field, enter your VNC password your created earlier.

Click Connect.

If VNC connects successfully, you should see the default Xfce desktop.

Click Use default config if prompted.

5. Run VNC as a Service

You should now make VNC a service so that it starts automatically should you ever reboot your server.

Create a new unit file for VNC. A unit file encodes information about a service

Paste in the following, replacing john with your own user name. You can also change 1280x800 to your desired resolution.

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/etc/systemd/system/[email protected]

Save and close. (press CTRL + X, press Y and then press ENTER)

Reload systemd manager configuration.

Enable the unit file you just created.

Kill vncserver.

Start vncserver again.

Ensure service is running.

If the vncserver is running, you should see:

Now if you ever reboot your server, the VNC Server service should start automatically.

To connect to VNC again, don’t forget to start your SSH tunnel in Step 3.

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