The latest X2Go server is available in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS via PPA. Want to remotely access your Ubuntu Server with a graphical interface? Well, here’s a simple guide shows you how to do it with X2Go, an implementation of NX remote desktop protocol.Īll you need to do is install X2Go Server package as well as the Desktop Environment in remote server side and install X2Go client in the client side. When it opens, navigate to org -> gnome -> desktop -> remote-access, and uncheck the value of “require-encryption” in right.įinally connect to this desktop on remote machine by typing the IP and password using a VNC client! To do so, install dconf Editor from Ubuntu Software (or via sudo apt install dconf-editor command in terminal), and launch it.

You’ll get the error below when you try to connect:Ī workaround is to disable encryption requirement.

If your router supports UPnP and it’s enabled, you can allow people not in local network to connect by selecting “Automatically configure UPnP router to open and forward ports”Īfter setting up the VNC server, just close the utility.ĭue to this bug, the common used TigerVNC, TightVNC viewer does not support vino’s security type.

To require other people to type a password when connecting to your desktop, enable the second one and set a password.

If you want to be able to choose whether to allow someone to access your desktop, enable the first box.

Allow other users to control your desktop (Optional).

This tutorial is going to show beginners how to easily setup a VNC server in Ubuntu 16.04 so to connect from remote machines.ġ.) Ubuntu desktop provides vino VNC server out-of-the-box with a simple UI called Desktop Sharing.Ģ.) After launching the utility, you can easily enable VNC server in Ubuntu by checking the boxes that says:

Ubuntu 16.04 install nomachine server