Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Solution
Run the installed Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server:
bone#
sudo -u debian tightvncserver
You will require a password to access your desktops.
Password:
Verify:
Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n
xauth: (argv):1: bad display name "beaglebone:1" in "add" command
New 'X' desktop is beaglebone:1
Creating default startup script /root/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /root/.vnc/beaglebone:1.log
NOTE
This solution assumes that you are logged in to the Bone as
root
. If you just started
tightvncserver
without
sudo
, the VNC would be running as
root
, which could cause
some problems, because some programs (such as the Chrome web browser) won't run as
root
. This example uses
sudo
to run
tightvncserver
as
debian
.
To connect to the Bone, you will need to run a VNC client. There are many to choose from.
Remmina Remote Desktop Client is already installed on Ubuntu. Start and select the new
remote desktop file button (
Figure 5-5
).
