Setup Ubuntu VPS as a VNC
November 16, 2008
Overview
I will show you how to turn your Ubuntu VPS into a VNC that you connect to via your Mac. It involves upgrading your distribution from the "server" version to the "desktop" version, installing and configuring TightVNC and connecting with Chicken the VNC.
Before You Begin
Do not follow these instructions on a live/production server. After installation, the two development applications that I have running on this server are still working but as a word of caution I would backup anything that's important just in case.
Lets Get Started
In order to run your VPS as an VNC you need to have the desktop version of Ubuntu, the server version, which you probably running, is missing some required features. On your server run the following command to install the desktop version:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktopWhile you are waiting for this to install, download the latest version of Chicken on the VNC...