Ubuntu MATE 15.04 for Raspberry Pi 2

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VNC Remote Desktop Sharing

For anyone struggling with remote desktop sharing. Follow these instructions to share the desktop.

I found x11vnc was better for me as I wanted to access the same session as being displayed via HDMI (console 0). Plus, it supports UVNC and TightVNC file transfer.

steps:
install and set password

  • sudo apt-get install x11vnc
  • x11vnc -storepasswd

create autostart entry

  • cd .config
  • mkdir autostart
  • cd autostart
  • nano x11vnc.desktop
  • paste following text:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Name=X11VNC
Comment=
Exec=x11vnc -forever -usepw -display :0 -ultrafilexfer
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false
Hidden=false

  • save and exit (Ctrl-X, Y, )

Reboot and enjoy.

Cheers
Spart