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Need some advice regarding VNC
Hello i have Hostigation x-max 1 GB ram, 50 GB VPS. I have installed Debain 6 32 bit on it.
I have been using commandline for most of my works, but now i am in need to run an internet browser and access it via VNC.
Question : Is there a desktop manager which i can start from putty and than run vnc to access desktop manager and than close the desktop manager by putty, i mean i do not want the desktop manager to run all the time.
Thanks.
Edit:
thanks all, i installed vnc and xfce4 and it works fine. Now i am unable to access skydrive with iceweasel. Chrome is giving errors and firefox in not installing, any advice?
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Startx can be used with either KDE or gnome. There should be google-able tutorials to setup either.
xfce
xfce (runs on low memory). Just make sure you install the VNC service too (personally I prefer xrdp but whatever floats your boat)
+1
altough VNC works faster
i found this on the internet
debian vnc fluxbox iceweasel
tested in incero, uses 260 mb ram with iceweasel
VNC is nice but is often insecure, if using VNC I would compile it from source, change the port and make sure you're using a secure password
Here's another VNC question. When I run VNC server it gives me a 'name' that I should type into the VNC client so they can connect. How does the client translate that name into an IP?
http://scarygliders.net/2012/06/20/x11rdp-o-matic-and-rdpsesconfig-version-2/
This script installs Xfce and Xrdp for me. 10000x better then VNC in terms of responsiveness.
However I could not get this to work on Squeeze for the life of me, ended up reinstalling with Ubuntu and worked a treat.
https://my.securedragon.net/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=40
no need, just modify the vncserver script.
x2go is better than vnc
http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php
For 1 GB RAM VPS or less, wolud be better better to use lightweight desktop environtment such as fluxbox, lxde, or icewm.
thanks all, i installed vnc and xfce4 and it works fine. Now i am unable to access skydrive with iceweasel. Chrome is giving errors and firefox in not installing, any advice?
Changing ports + strong passwords is not enough as VNC is plain text - that means everything you see and type is trivially intercepted. If you want to use VNC you'll want to either install a VPN or use a SSH forward on port 5900.
Or look at a more modern alternative that uses SSL as people have suggested..
Or make sure it only listens on localhost and use vncviewer -via option
I use FLWM or JWM on Debian vnc with chrome / iceweasel it works fine on Ipxcore 32MB VPS.. the only time it crashes is when I try to use Flash..
edit: posted in wrong thread