by ray | Feb 29, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
Seeing a grey screen like this? It seems to be a common problem when setting up Ubuntu 14.04 with VNC. When trying to setup your Ubuntu machine, a common problem seems to come up: the grey screen. There is no login box, no options no nothing. It seems like you...
by ray | Feb 29, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
First, install the TightVNC server sudo apt-get install tightvncserver. Set up the VNC server for the user you wish to log in as. When you run “vncserver” for the first time, it will ask you to set a password. only allow SSH tunnelled or VPN connections....
by ray | Feb 29, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
VNC is short for ‘Virtual Network Computing’. It’s a simple method for sharing a graphical desktop environment. For example, if you install VNC on your hosted server, you could connect to its graphical desktop environment remotely. Pre-Flight Check These instructions...
by ray | Feb 29, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu, Mac OS X
You can use SSH to connect to your Raspberry Pi from a Linux computer or Mac (or another Pi) from the Terminal, without installing additional software. You’ll need to know your Pi’s IP address to connect to it. To find this from your Pi’s terminal...
by ray | Feb 29, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi
So a couple of you have been asking about getting VNC to start automatically (me included). I did a bit of digging and have figured out what to do – it’s a few simple steps. First off though, must say thanks to Penguin Tutor for the actual answer to this...
by ray | Feb 29, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
Slack is a team communication platform which features persistent chat rooms organized by topic, private groups and direct messaging, all searchable from one search box. Furthermore, the app integrates with Google Docs and Dropbox, GitHub and many others. Slack...
