Install VNCServer on Centos 5 Rumi, June 6, 2014 Install VNC Server to operate CentOS with GUI remotely from Windows client. VNC is already installed if you already build Desktop Environment. If it's not installed, Install by a command 'yum -y install vnc-server'. [root@ns ~]# yum -y install vnc-server [root@ns ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers # line 20: make valid and set as '(diplay number):(user name)' like follwing example VNCSERVERS="1:cent" # line 21: uncomment and remove '-localhost' like below # And set any screen resolution you like VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1024×768 -nolisten tcp -nohttpd" [root@ns ~]# su – cent [cent@ns ~]$ vncpasswd# set VNC password Password:# input Verify:# verify [cent@ns ~]$ su – Password: [root@ns ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/vncserver start Starting VNC server: 1:cent New 'ns.server-linux.info:1 (cent)' desktop is ns.server-linux.info:1 Creating default startup script /home/cent/.vnc/xstartup Starting applications specified in /home/cent/.vnc/xstartup Log file is /home/cent/.vnc/ns.server-linux.info:1.log [ OK ] [root@ns ~]# vi /home/cent/.vnc/xstartup # at the bottom: make it comment #twm & # run Ghome exec gnome-session & [root@ns ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/vncserver restart Shutting down VNC server: 1:cent[ OK ] Starting VNC server: 1:cent New 'ns.server-linux.info:1 (cent)' desktop is ns.server-linux.info:1 Starting applications specified in /home/cent/.vnc/xstartup Log file is /home/cent/.vnc/ns.server-linux.info:1.log Install VNC viewer on client computer next. Download from the site below to install. http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/download.html Start VNC viewer after installing. Then following scrren is shown. Input [(Server's hostname or IP address):(display number)] like following example. Password is required. Input VNC password you set in the section Just connected. Administrations Configurations (Linux) CentOSVNCVNCServer