In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tiger VNC on POP! OS. Tiger VNC is a free and open-source VNC software package that allows you to access and control remote desktops from different operating systems.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
Before we install Tiger VNC, we need to make sure that our system packages are up to date. We can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
This command will update all of the system packages to the latest version.
Now that our system packages are up to date, we can install Tiger VNC server. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apt install tigervnc-standalone-server tigervnc-xorg-extension tigervnc-viewer
This command will install the Tiger VNC server package, the Xorg extension package, and the Tiger VNC viewer package.
Now that we have installed Tiger VNC server, we need to configure it. To do this, we need to create a configuration file. We can create this file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-defaults
This will open the configuration file in the Nano text editor. In this file, we need to add the following lines:
$localhost = "no";
$xstartup = "/usr/bin/startxfce4";
$geometry = "1920x1080";
$depth = 24;
These lines specify that we do not want to restrict connections to localhost, that we want to start the XFCE desktop environment when the server is started, that we want to use a resolution of 1920x1080, and that we want to use a color depth of 24 bits.
Once you have added these lines, save and exit the Nano text editor.
Now that we have configured Tiger VNC server, we can start it using the following command:
vncserver :1
This will start the VNC server on display 1. You will be prompted to set a password for the server. Enter a password and remember it, as you will need it to connect to the server.
Now that the Tiger VNC server is running, we can connect to it using a VNC viewer. To do this, open your VNC viewer and enter the IP address or hostname of your POP! OS machine followed by the display number that you specified in Step 4. For example, if your POP! OS machine has an IP address of 192.168.1.100 and you specified display number 1 in Step 4, you would enter the following in your VNC viewer:
192.168.1.100:1
You will be prompted for the password that you set in Step 4. Enter the password and click Connect. You should now be connected to your POP! OS machine's desktop environment via Tiger VNC.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Tiger VNC on POP! OS. You can now use Tiger VNC to remotely access and control your POP! OS machine's desktop environment.
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