Allowing VNC connections into Linux Mint

Question

Do any programs need to be installed that aren't included in the default install of Linux Mint in order for it to allow VNC connections?

Answer 1

Yes, you'll need a VNC server. I don't know if Mint includes one by default, but popular choices are Vino and RealVNC (Xvnc).

Answer 2

The way to do it is go to menu->control center->remote desktop. Then click on allow others to view your desktop. It will also show the ip that people need to enter to connect.

Answer 3

I have a headless Linux Mint server that uses vino for VNC access. I configured it to autologin, and then I access the server with VNC whenever I need it. It works great.

Answer 4

I have a laptop running Lisa 32bit and the only way I could get remote desktop to work was to use Vino as the Guest user, but I have to start it every time. I got vnc4server to run at :1 but could not get the client to go into the desktop.

There seem to be a lot of rough edges still...