[lxc-users] Question about Ubuntu Server

[Serge Hallyn]

Quoting CDR (venefax at gmail.com):
> Dear Robert
> I did it as "vnc" and it works. But when I start the vncserver as
> root, I get the classic white/gray screen.
> I want to be root because I need to use virt-manager and it only can
> be root,

fwiw this is absolutely not the case.  I assume your userid was simply
not int he libvirtd group, but if that's not the case than a bug
reported at http://pad.lv/u/libvirt would be appreciated.

> plus I am in a secure environment.
> I copied your xstartup to my /root/.vnc/
> Any idea how can root start the desktop?
> 
> Yours
> Philip
> 
> 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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