How to install a Gnome desktop on Ubuntu?
1. Install the Gnome desktop environment on your instance.
| Please note: Do not install the ubuntu-gnome-desktop package. Doing so will install other unnecessary packages that will permanently break your instance. |
2. Create a security group rule for TCP for VNC ports 5900-5910 and add it to your instance. See the security group guide here.
3. Install a VNC server on your instance.
| Please note: See this wiki for advanced configurations. Download and install a VNC client on your local system. See RealVNC Viewer. |
4. Start a VNC server session.
- Killing your VNC session is done with
5. Connect to your desktop using the information provided by the VNC server command.
For example, you should see a port number that you can connect to.