While there are many options for VNC Viewer clients, this guide will use RealVNC Viewer From your Linode, launch the VNC server to test your connection: vncserver :1 You will be prompted to set a password.Ĭonnect to VNC from your Desktop (Mac OS X).Be sure to replace with your username and your Linode's hostname or IP address: ssh -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 From your desktop, connect to your Linode with the following command.You can use the same local port for consistency. In order to secure your passwords and data, you will need to tunnel the traffic through an SSH connection to a local port. The default VNC connection is unencrypted. This guide will use a display number of 1 therefore, you will connect to port 5901. VNC connections take place on port 5900 + display. If no display number is defined, the server will use the lowest one available. The VNC Server generates a display, or graphical output, identified by a number that is defined when the server starts.
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Sure, I'd be happy to help! Before you beginīefore you begin, I would suggest updating your system using the command: sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade.