Tightvnc (linux)

bitacora

desktop environments installed: ls -l /usr/share/xsessions
current desktop: echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
- screenfetch
install/remove:
- https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-on-ubuntu-20-04-es
- https://www.answertopia.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-remote-desktop-access-with-vnc/
- sudo apt-get purge tightvncserver
vnc
- vncserver -kill :1 vncserver -kill :*
- vncpasswd
- vncserver -list
- vncserver [:port]
- + 20.04: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1259891/xfce-vnc-environment-no-longer-has-control-bar-menus-for-screens-no-close-or-m

systemd:

/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service

[Unit]
Description=Start TightVNC server at startup
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
User=rsalvadorc
Group=users
WorkingDirectory=/home/rsalvadorc

PIDFile=/home/rsalvadorc/.vnc/%H:%i.pid
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i > /dev/null 2>&1
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -depth 24 -geometry 1280x720 :%i
ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.unit.html
%H = host
%i = instance

sudo systemctl enable vncserver@1.service