There are 3 things that have to be fixed in order to make vnc4server work. The first two are options needed to start vnc4server
1. Fix the font path used with -fp option. The -fp option with the right path in Feisty is: -fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc 2. Add "-extension XFIXES" option -extension XFIXES 3. The 3rd one is to allow multiple logins for a single user. To do so, open Applications -> Settings -> Login Window Then Uncheck the option on the General tab that says: "disable multiple logins for a single user". If you are starting the vnc server from the command line you can just add the -fp and the -extension options with the right values mentioned in steps 1 and 2. If you are using xinetd to start the vnc server the server_args in the Xvnc file under /etc/xinetd.d should be a SINGLE line like this (unfortunately the line was split in my previous post because of the cut and paste): server_args = -inetd :1 -query localhost -geometry 1280x800 -depth 16 -fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc -DisconnectClients=0 -NeverShared passwordFile=/root/.vncpasswd -extension XFIXES -- vnc4server does not start Desktop environment after security update https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/78282 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs