

We’ll be using TigerVNC, which is an actively maintained high-performance VNC server. Each VNC server has its strengths and weaknesses in terms of speed and security. There are also several different VNC servers available in Debian repositories such as TightVNC Update the packages index and install Xfce on your Debian server with the following commands: sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies xorg dbus-x11 x11-xserver-utilsĭepending on your system, downloading and installing the Xfce packages may take some time. It is fast, stable, and lightweight, which makes it ideal for usage on a remote server. We’ll use XfceĪs our desktop environment of choice. There are several desktop environments (DE) available in Debian repositories.

Our first step is to install a lightweight desktop environment. Prerequisites #īefore continuing with the tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privilegesĬhances are that your Debian server will not have a desktop environment installed. Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing system that allows you to use your keyboard and mouse to remotely control another computer. How To Connect to VirtualBox using Remote Desktop Connection
