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. 