====== Xfce-vncserver ======

The following will allow vnc to start a X desktop. This VM is run on KVM.

====== Install VNCServer and XFCE ======
 apt-get install vnc4server
 apt-get install xfce4
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>do a reboot if you like. No x should be started on reboot.
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>check services with sysv-rc-conf

====== Config for xfce to start with vncserver ======
 mkdir /etc/vnc
 vi /etc/vnc/xstartup
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>add in the following:
 startxfce4

====== Control VNC session ======
===== Start VNC Session =====
 vncserver
The first time a user goes "vncserver" from the cli, they will be asked for a password. This will be saved in ~/.vnc/passwd
There will also be other log files in ~/.vnc/ Note, you can edit on a per user basis xstartup, however in the Config above, I added startxfce4 to the global file.

===== Kill VNC session =====
 vncserver -kill :1

= XFCE4 =
====== Web Browser Issue - Failed ======
After doing a new install and starting up a vnc session, clicking on the "Web Browser" returned the error: "failed to execute default web browser" with an IO error.

The solution was:
 apt-get install iceweasel

Refs:
http://lostsux.com/projects/thelostsuxproject/wiki/Debian_6_(Upgraded_from_Debian_5_OpenVZ)_with_X_plus_VNC

P.S. KDE did not work great with vncserver on debian squeeze. There was issues with the graphics and rendering. Changing resolution and color depth did not resolve it. There is a current bug open. Until its fixed, xfce will do.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608195