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Connect to Bluemix VM with VNC(Ubuntu Desktop)
Joseph Chang
Senior IT Specialist
IBM Cloud Group
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Reference:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-on-ubuntu-14-04
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Take me to BluemixClick Here
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Prerequisite
Launch the Bluemix VM dashboard.
Make sure you already have a Ubuntu 14.04 instance with public IP address.
Make sure you have the key for access VM.
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I will use this instance for illustration.
Here is my key.
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The key we need.
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The .pem is generate by bluemix.
The .ppk is generate by PuttyGen.
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If you don’t know how to get here , learn it from this slide.
http://www.slideshare.net/JosephChang8
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Install TighVNC
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sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies tightvncserver
We can get the XFCE packages, along with the package for TightVNC, directly from Ubuntu's software repositories using apt:
When it’s done. You will see….
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Configure VNC server
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For the first time you run “vncserver”, your got prompt to set up the password.
Take note for the two passwords, we will use them when login from desktop.
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Install xutils
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sudo apt-get install xutils xbase-clients xfonts-base xfonts-75dpi xfonts-100dpi
When the configuration is done. You may see the error. Don’t worry, it’s easy to fix.Just enter the following command:
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Check point
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When font installation done. You should see the message.
Type “ls –al” command, you should see .vnc directory in you HOME directory.
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Start VNC Server
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Start the server by enter “vncserver”
Check if the vncserver is running with ps.
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Create a secure socket
Launch a Windows Command Prompt and issue the following command:
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ssh -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 -N -f -i myAccessKey.pem [email protected]
< your key>< your VM IP>
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Appendix -1 Install Web Browser
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The default browser doesn’t work . Let’s install by ourself.
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Install firefox
sudo apt-get install firefox
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Back to the putty and issue the command
When installation done, go to Application Menus-> Setting -> Preferred Applications
Select Mozilla Firfox as the default brower
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Now we have the Firefox Brower,
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* If you prefer google chrome, go ahead do it by yourself.