For a KDE Desktop run via VNC,
On the server:
apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop tightvncserver xtightvncviewer
Debian Wiki states that for a full KDE installation, one needs to do this:
aptitude install ~tkde-desktop
For LXDE:
apt-get install task-lxde-desktop
Create a user:
useradd -c "Tightvnc user" -m -r -s /bin/bash vncuser sudo -iu vncuser bash unset XAUTHORITY vncserver
Now, create a vncserver instance:
vncserver :1 -geometry 1356x758 -depth 16 -pixelformat rgb565
If you weren’t prompted for a password, set a password for vnc with:
vncpasswd
If you need to reset the server:
tightvncserver -kill :1
Now, edit the file: /root/.vnc/xstartup
Find the line:
gnome-session &
and replace it with:
startkde &
if you prefer kde.
For lxde, the file looks like this:
#cat /root/.vnc/xstartup #!/bin/sh xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey #x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & #x-window-manager & # Fix to make GNOME work export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1 /etc/X11/Xsession lxterminal & /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &
Optionally setup an alias in .bashrc, and assign:
alias startvnc='vncserver :1 -geometry 1366x676 -depth 16 -pixelformat rgb565' alias killvnc='tightvncserver -kill :1' #alias startvnc='vncserver :1 -geometry 1356x758 -depth 16 -pixelformat rgb565'
On Windows, install TightVNC, and connect to url: yourserverip:5901
To enable Copy Paste between Windows and the VNC instance, try this:
Add the following lines to /root/.vnc/xstartup before /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE & :
vncconfig -nowin & export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1 autocutsel -fork
The final file for LXDE now looks like this:
#cat /root/.vnc/xstartup #!/bin/sh xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey #x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & #x-window-manager & # Fix to make GNOME work export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1 vncconfig -nowin & export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1 autocutsel -fork /etc/X11/Xsession lxterminal & /usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &
Now you can copy something in Windows and paste into Tightvnc.
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