[lxc-users] Question about Ubuntu Server

[CDR]

let me try that setup.
I am a few hours from installing Fedora 20, but, hey, I hate to give up.

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Robert Pendell
<shinji at elite-systems.org> wrote:
> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 5:58 PM, CDR <venefax at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear Friends
>> I realize that this is not a list about Ubuntu, but here I have found
>> more knowledge and help that in any other place.
>> I am stuck since 48 hours ago in what takes 5 minutes in Fedora, i.e.,
>> setting vncserver to crate a desktop for me while the server is
>> headless, for it remains in text mode.
>> I am using Ubuntu Server LTS 14.04.
>> No mateer what I do, I always end up in a grey screen, but I cannot
>> see any desktop, being
>> gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback &
>> gnome-session --session=gnome-classic &
>> startxfce4 &
>>
>> I followed these instructions
>> https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-setup-vnc-for-ubuntu-12
>>
>> but to no avail.
>>
>> Is this even possible in this version of Ubuntu?
>> I like to use one or two graphic apps, live virt-manager and
>> gnome-system-monitor. Vnc gives me good results in Fedora. I cannot
>> see why the same setup cannot be replicated under Ubunto Server.
>>
>> Many thanks and again, I apologize for asking a question no directly
>> related to the list.
>>
>
> Yea it isn't exactly on topic but I've been down that road with 12.04
> and 14.04...
>
> Your not gonna get a perfect setup and I actually tried xfce4 but to
> no avail.  It loaded but many things were glitchy.
>
> My goal before was a clean and lean setup (essentials only) so I ended
> up installing tightvncserver and lxde instead.
>
> apt-get install lxde --no-install-recommends
> apt-get install tightvncserver
>
> I also install autocutsel for clipboard sync over vnc.  This is my
> xstartup file (drop it in .vnc folder)
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> xsetroot -solid grey
> #x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
> #x-window-manager &
> # Fix to make GNOME work
> export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
> exec /usr/bin/autocutsel &
> /etc/X11/Xsession
>
> From there I just start vncserver when I need a desktop to work on.  I
> don't leave it running all the time and when it is up I have it
> tunneled over ssh (since I'm usually in there when I need the
> desktop).
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