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Connect to blumix vm with vnc
This document provides a step-by-step guide on connecting to an IBM Bluemix VM with VNC using Ubuntu 14.04. It covers prerequisites, installation of necessary software, configuration of the VNC server, and access instructions for launching the VNC viewer. Additional appendices include instructions for installing a web browser and downloading the VNC viewer.
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- 1. © 2014 IBMCorporation Connect to Bluemix VM with VNC (Ubuntu Desktop) Joseph Chang Senior IT Specialist IBM Cloud Group Document number
- 2. © 2014 IBMCorporation Reference: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure- vnc-on-ubuntu-14-04 2 Take me to Bluemix Click Here
- 3. © 2014 IBMCorporation Prerequisite Launch the Bluemix VM dashboard. Make sure you already have a Ubuntu 14.04 instance with public IP address. Make sure you have the key for access VM. 3 I will use this instance for illustration. Here is my key.
- 4. © 2014 IBMCorporation The key we need. 4 The .pem is generate by bluemix. The .ppk is generate by PuttyGen.
- 5. © 2014 IBMCorporation If you don’t know how to get here , learn it from this slide. http://www.slideshare.net/JosephChang8 5
- 6. © 2014 IBMCorporation Install VNC Server 6
- 7. © 2014 IBMCorporation Connect to Ubuntu console with Putty 7
- 8. © 2014 IBMCorporation Install TighVNC 8 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies tightvncserver We can get the XFCE packages, along with the package for TightVNC, directly from Ubuntu's software repositories using apt: When it’s done. You will see….
- 9. © 2014 IBMCorporation Configure VNC server 9 For the first time you run “vncserver”, your got prompt to set up the password. Take note for the two passwords, we will use them when login from desktop.
- 10. © 2014 IBMCorporation Install xutils 10 sudo apt-get install xutils xbase-clients xfonts-base xfonts-75dpi xfonts-100dpi When the configuration is done. You may see the error. Don’t worry, it’s easy to fix. Just enter the following command:
- 11. © 2014 IBMCorporation Check point 11 When font installation done. You should see the message. Type “ls –al” command, you should see .vnc directory in you HOME directory.
- 12. © 2014 IBMCorporation Start VNC Server 12 Start the server by enter “vncserver” Check if the vncserver is running with ps.
- 13. © 2014 IBMCorporation Launch VNC Viewer 13 Now we back from cloud to the Desktop
- 14. © 2014 IBMCorporation Create a secure socket Launch a Windows Command Prompt and issue the following command: 14 ssh -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 -N -f -i myAccessKey.pem ibmcloud@129.41.156.204 < your key> < your VM IP>
- 15. © 2014 IBMCorporation Launch VNC 15 If you don’t have VNC Viewer, see Appendix- 1 for downloading.
- 16. © 2014 IBMCorporation Input the password 16 Use the password in page 9.
- 17. © 2014 IBMCorporation Congratulation !! 17
- 18. © 2014 IBMCorporation Appendix -1 Install Web Browser 18 The default browser doesn’t work . Let’s install by ourself.
- 19. © 2014 IBMCorporation Install firefox sudo apt-get install firefox 19 Back to the putty and issue the command When installation done, go to Application Menus-> Setting -> Preferred Applications Select Mozilla Firfox as the default brower
- 20. © 2014 IBMCorporation Now we have the Firefox Brower, 20 * If you prefer google chrome, go ahead do it by yourself.
- 21. © 2014 IBMCorporation Appendix -2 Download VNC Viewer 21
- 22. © 2014 IBMCorporation Download Real VNC Viewer 22 https://www.realvnc.com/download/vnc/
- 23. © 2014 IBMCorporation Thank you 23 Take me to Bluemix Click Here