We at NetPlenish are starting to use Selenium more and more, and we are doing it in the “cloud”. One of the first things i wanted to do was be able to watch my tests run on the system. So I needed to install VNC and ubuntu Desktop.
Its very strait forward.
Login as root.
`sudo su -`
Update the apt-get
`apt-get update`
Install ubuntu desktop
`apt-get install ubuntu-desktop`
I picked gnome for my display manager.
`apt-get install gdm`
Update xserver to work with the new gui.
`dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg`<span id="more-466"></span>Startup GDM
`/etc/init.d/gdm start`
Install the TightVNCServer
`apt-get install tightnvcserver`
Create a config file for gnome & VNC sessions Create a file called ‘xstartup’ and placed it in ~/.vnc make the file executable
`chmod +x xstartup`
`
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc
# Fix keyboard maping so that you don't have to deal with asdf bug.
# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/108928
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
xterm -geomtetry 1024x768 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
exec gnome-session
`
Make this file “/etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc” executable.
`chmod +x /etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc`
Restart the server and run vnc
`vncserver :1`
1 is the display number.
If you want to stop the vnc server kill it.
`vncserver -kill :1`
Open up port 5901 for VNC in your firewall.
If by default you reject all in your IP Tables do:
`iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 5901`
If by default you all all in your IP Tables do:
`iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 5901`
Since I am on a mac, I chose Jolly Fast VNC so that I could connect to the VNC server.
I then needed to stop the “d” key from minimizing all the windows.
