Rockpi4/vnc

    ROCK Pi 4 >  Connect ROCK Pi via VNC

Install VNC server on your ROCK Pi 4

In this time we use the ubuntu image run on ROCK Pi 4.

Install VNC server

   sudo apt-get install xfce4
   sudo apt-get install vnc4server
   sudo apt-get install xrdp

Run the VNC server and setting password

   sudo vncserver

Edit the config file

   sudo vim ~/.vnc/xstartup

Change the contents to:

   #!/bin/sh
   unset SESSION_MANAGER
   unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
   [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
   [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
   vncconfig -iconic &
   xfce4-session &

Restart the vncserver and xrdp

   sudo vncserver -kill :1                                        #Kill the vncserver process
   sudo vncserver                                                     #Restart the vncserver
   sudo service xrdp restart                                 #Restart the xrdp

Install VNC client on your PC run on linux

Installation

You need a VNC-Viewer-6.19.325-Linux-x64.deb pack click here download it now.

   sudo dpkg -i VNC-Viewer-6.19.325-Linux-x64.deb

Connecting ROCK Pi 4

Power on your ROCK Pi 4 and ensure it connect the network.

Type on your PC:

   vncviewer 'this is your ROCK Pi 4's IP address':1

If you don't known what your ROCK Pi 4's IP address type this on your ROCK Pi 4 you can see it:

   ifconfig                                                                     #type 'man config' can get help for ifconfig

If your ROCK Pi 4's IP address is 192.168.31.196 you type vncviewer 192.168.31.196:1 can connect it, and then input your VNC password can open the desktop.