Guide to Install VNC and GNOME on CentOS VPS

1. Installing Desktop Environtment :

# yum -y install gnome*
# yum -y groupinstall “X Window System”

2. Installing VNC Server :

# yum -y install vnc vnc-server firefox x11-xorg

3. Setting up the VNC Server :

# vncpasswd

enter your desired password 

4. Adding configuration to the xstartup :

# nano ~/.vnc/xstartup
add this line at the bottom :

gnome-session &

5. Start the VNC Server and connect to it :

# vncserver

Connect to your VPS using your favourite VNC Viewer and the IP, for example : 192.168.0.1:1

(replace 192.168.0.1 with your vps IP address)

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