After installing Ubuntu Desktop, you can enable a VNC service so you can connect to your Ubuntu Desktop server via a VNC client without having to go through the client area, which includes a console that should only be used for emergency access to your VPS.

  1. Log in to your VPS server via SSH
  2. Install the TigerVNC Server package: sudo apt install tigervnc-standalone-server -y
  3. Run the vncpasswd command to start configuring your VNC server: vncpasswd Answer the questions:

Password: Verify: Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n```

  1. Start the VNC server: vncserver -localhost no || By default the VNC server listens locally only, the -localhost no argument allows remote access
  2. Connect to your server via VNC with your favorite client at the address IP.OF.YOUR.SERVER:5901
  3. Your Ubuntu server is accessible via VNC: