Tiger VNC is a free, open-source software that allows remote desktop access to Linux, Windows, and Mac systems. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Tiger VNC on Linux Mint Latest:
Open the Terminal window and enter the following command:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:tigervnc/stable
Then press Enter and type your password (the password won't show up when you're typing it).
Type the following command in the terminal window:
sudo apt-get update
And then press Enter.
Type the following command in the terminal window:
sudo apt-get install tigervnc
And then press Enter.
Type the following command in the terminal window:
sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies
And then press Enter.
Type the following command in the terminal window:
vncserver
And then press Enter.
The first time you run this command, it will ask you to set a password for VNC.
Then type the following command in the terminal window:
vncserver -kill :1
And then press Enter.
After this, type the next command in the terminal window:
sudo nano /etc/vnc.conf
And then press Enter.
In the VNC config file, add the following lines to it:
session=xfce
geometry=1280x720
depth=24
Save and exit the file.
Type the following command in the terminal window:
vncserver :1
And then press Enter.
Now, open up your remote desktop client, and enter the IP address of your Linux system followed by :1. Then enter the password you set earlier.
Congratulations! You can now use Tiger VNC to control your Linux Mint system remotely.
In this tutorial, we went through the steps to install Tiger VNC on Linux Mint Latest, set up the VNC configuration file, and made a connection to the remote desktop. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you.
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