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#1 01-Jun-2012 01:00:28
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Desktop Ubuntu as server?
Someone says:
I'm struggling to get enough useful screen resolution when using VNC to connect to Ubuntu in a headless setup.
Description of my setup / steps to reproduce:
1) Ubuntu 11.10 desktop edition set up as a server (file, print, JIRA, etc)
2) I've got everything running well, and it starts up without a problem as a headless server. I specifically would like to get away without having a screen, mouse and keyboard.
3) When I VNC into the machine with a screen attached, I get a great resolution over the connection.
4) When I VNC in with the headless configuration, the screen resolution is horrible, and I can often not even resize application windows to be able to see tabs, etc. It's basically unusable.
No kiddin', why running the server with a full blown and resources hungry, desktop?
In short:
Remove GDM (graphical display manager)
Install Xinit (X-window manager)
Install Tmux
Install Ranger
Install Webmin
Boot to Cli
After login start xinit
Start Tmux
To get rid of your mouse and keyboard but maintain a terminal (semi-headless):
* Install Synergy on the server and QuickSynergy on some laptop to use near the server, to share over tcp/ip.
That's it, now you will be able to:
Remote control the server through Webmin : https://lan_ip:10000
Run GTK apps (Chrome, Firefox, Gparted, etc) because of Xinit
Use the CLI in multiple terminals with Tmux
Use Ranger as ultimate file-manager
Use the laptop's mouse and keyboard to control the server while input is visible on the server's screen
Read more or observe the screenshots, in Dutch, at: http://www.kalfcomputertechniek.nl/punb … php?id=167
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