Install VNC server on your ROCK Pi 4 | Connect ROCK Pi via VNC
In this tutorial we learn How to install VNC Server on your ROCK Pi 4. So we use the Ubuntu image on Rock Pi 4.
Recommended : ROCK Pi 4 : Overview | Installation
Install VNC server on your ROCK Pi 4
- Install VNC server
sudo apt-get install xfce4 sudo apt-get install vnc4server sudo apt-get install xrdp
- Run the VNC server and setting password
sudo vncserver
- Edit the config file
sudo vim ~/.vnc/xstartup
- Change the contents to:
#!/bin/sh unset SESSION_MANAGER unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources vncconfig -iconic & xfce4-session &
- Restart the vncserver and xrdp
sudo vncserver -kill :1 #Kill the vncserver process sudo vncserver #Restart the vncserver sudo service xrdp restart #Restart the xrdp
Install VNC client on your PC run on linux
- Installation
You need a VNC-Viewer-6.19.325-Linux-x64.deb pack click here download it now.
sudo dpkg -i VNC-Viewer-6.19.325-Linux-x64.deb
- Connecting ROCK Pi 4
Power on your ROCK Pi 4 and ensure it connect the network.
Type on your PC:
vncviewer 'this is your ROCK Pi 4's IP address':1
If you don’t known what your ROCK Pi 4’s IP address type this on your ROCK Pi 4 you can see it:
ifconfig #type 'man config' can get help for ifconfig
If your ROCK Pi 4’s IP address is 192.168.31.196 you type vncviewer 192.168.31.196:1 can connect it, and then input your VNC password can open the desktop.
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