This procedure has been tested only within a specific scenario. The following sections will provide some step by step instructions that can be used to have x11vnc started at boot time…. This post will explain how to configure Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 to have x11vnc server started at boot which would allow a user to connect to a system using vnc protocol even if no user is currently logged in. When no user is logged into the system, by default, the vnc service will not be running and no connection will be allowed. Usually, a user needs to be logged on the Ubuntu machine in order to access the remote desktop. VNC server basically provide remote desktop against Linux machine (it’s the equivalent of remote desktop service client in Microsoft world). VNC software has been around for a long time in Linux world. This post will try to provide some updates information on how to perform this configuration against Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 Edition Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 – Configure X11VNC Server to Boot at Startup – Part II.Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 – Configure X11VNC Server to Boot at Startup – Part I.Ubuntu 17.04 – Configure X11VNC Server to Boot at Startup.Ubuntu 16.04 – Configure your system to have x11vnc running at startup.In the past, we already provided some information on how to make the vnc service start at boot time and perform a vnc connection. GDM display manager has introduced an additional level of complexity in the configuration.

The process of having x11vnc service started at boot time has changed slightly since lightdm manager has been replaced by the GDM display Manager. Since Canonical has dropped Unity desktop and replaced it with Gnome Desktop, it has been challenging to get a vnc server started at boot up and being able to perform a remote connection to the machine.

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