

But you’ll see a gray screen instead of the desktop. You should now be able to connect using a VNC client. Now test the VNC server by starting a session. There are several VNC servers to chose from.

Type y and then press enter to use the updated version. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop gnome-panel gnome-settings-daemon metacity nautilus gnome-terminalĭuring the installation, you might be asked whether you want to change a system file to a new version. To install it along with a few other packages which are required for the graphical interface to function properly, run the following command.

We’re going to install the Unity desktop, which is the default desktop environment of Ubuntu. There are multiple desktop environments which you can install on your instance to use it with a graphical interface. sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade -y Install Ubuntu Desktop on Your Instance Update your system using the following command. VNC (Virtual network computing) is a graphical desktop sharing system which will allow you to connect to a computer, view it’s graphical interface and control it remotely using a VNC client. Luckily for you, installing a desktop and connecting to it using VNC is really simple. Sometimes you might need an instance running a desktop environment to run GUI applications or to just use it with a desktop as a remote computer.
