Desktop remoting for Ubuntu using x11vnc
x11vnc is a neat way to remote an existing X11 session to another machine. You can use a regular VNC client on the remote machine to interact with your Ubuntu Desktop.
Installation
Execute the following command to install x11vnc
sudo apt-get install x11vnc
Then, execute x11vnc thus
x11vnc
VNC Client
There are several VNC clients you can choose from but I prefer the TightVNC Viewer. Once installed, point the viewer to host_name:display_number
or host_ip:display_number
e.g. 192.168.0.2:0
. The display number can be obtained from a terminal window on Ubuntu thus
echo $DISPLAY
Some neat features to try out
- Send keyboard commands like Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Alt+Del
- Copy to or paste from the remote machine