# the file "/var/run/lightdm/root/:0" is for LightDM in XFCE desktop environment # manually start x11vnc server in the background as a regular user, enable Avahi (zeroconf mDNS) service discovery, allow only one client connection, continue running & listening after client disconnection X11vnc -storepasswd password $HOME/.vnc/passwd # change "password" to another word or numbers that you want to use as a sign-in password ![]() # more information about this is on the zeroconf website # optionally install an Avahi (zeroconf mDNS) client called Bonjour in Windows Sudo apt install -y avahi-daemon avahi-autoipd # first install Avahi (zeroconf mDNS) service discovery software # tested in Xubuntu (Ubuntu) 20.04 with XFCE desktop environment # should work in most Linux distributions that are similar to Ubuntu or Debian # get more info about usage of x11vnc from the manual page: man x11vnc # more info about x11vnc is on the github website # any VNC compatible client such as TightVNC viewer can connect to this x11vnc server ![]() # a graphical desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE needs to be already installed # VNC remote desktop server for Linux, using "x11vnc" software ![]() # reason to this: You want a remote desktop connection to your Linux computer(s) and you have tried "x11rdp" server and other VNC and RDP servers but you found that those didn't work right.
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