Bash script to turn an Ubuntu 20.04 server into a basic and lightweight remote PC, with LXQt as desktop environment, and VNC access via an SSH tunnel.
- LXQt (with Openbox)
- TigerVNC Standalone Server
- Chromium
- Ubuntu 20.04
- At least 4 GB of RAM
- At least 20 GB of storage
--include-initial-setup / -iis- Includes some initial server setup in case the server was just created; namely, it adjusts the clock and sets up a password for the current user. Useful for Google Cloud VMs. Ignore if you did this already on your own.--dns / -dn- Sets up OpenDNS nameservers (more options available inresolved.conf).--full / -fl- Does all of the above.
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/ManuelFte/Ubuntu-server-as-remote-PC
Enter the script's directory:
cd Ubuntu-server-as-remote-PC
[Optional] Open main.sh and set the correct timezone in the user variables:
nano main.sh
Run the script:
bash main.sh [<mode(s)>]
After the script has finished, type one of these commands in the client machine to connect:
a) If you're using login via SSH key:
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -L 7000:localhost:5901 -N -v <user>@<IP>
b) If you're using login via password:
ssh -L 7000:localhost:5901 -N -v <user>@<IP>
Then, also from the client machine, use a VNC program like TigerVNC to connect to localhost:7000 (on Linux you can use vncviewer localhost:7000).