:: What is vnc
VNC is a graphical desktop sharing system that uses the remote framebuffer protocol to remotely control another computer.
:: How to install vnc server in CentOS 6.3
yum groupinstall Desktop yum install tigervnc-server xorg-x11-fonts-Type1
:: How to setup vnc server in CentOS 6.3
+ Configure VNC Server
vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers VNCSERVERS="1:myusername" VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024x600"
if you used multi-user, setup like these:
VNCSERVERS="1:myusername 2:otheruser" VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024x600" VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1024x600"
+ Configure vnc user
# su - myusername $ vncpassword $ vi .vnc/xstartup
## add some configuration like these
#!/bin/sh # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: # unset SESSION_MANAGER # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey vncconfig -iconic & xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & exec gnome-session &
$ chmod 755 .vnc/xstartup
+ Restarting vnc and start vncserver when booting
/etc/init.d/vncserver restart chkconfig vncserver on
:: Connect to vnc server
you can using Remmina to connect vnc.
hostname: localhost:5901 user: myusername pass: mypassword
