We have had problems with VNC also.  We want to use xrdp because: 1) to us
it works faster, and; 2) the Debian guests will also have to access a
Windows environment.  Using xrdp means we will not have to have a VNC
server running Windows side.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 1:22 AM, Eric Covener <cove...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 12:56 AM, Cameron Seay <cws...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > So, I took a step back and decided to try and get vnc working with a
> basic
> > x desktop and server (I can live with vnc if all else fails).
> >
> >
> >
> > This is where I am now.  I have installed xfce.  I like that one because
> it
> > is basic and minimal.  Anyway, when I run startx or startxfce4 the server
> > will not start and complains of having no display available.  I think I
> > need to install some drivers but I have no idea which ones to install.
>
>
> I don't think you want either of those, you just want to run vncserver
> and choose what starts via ~/.vnc/xstartup (from memory)
>
> --
> Eric Covener
> cove...@gmail.com
>
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