VncServer Problems

I am having trouble installing vncserver while following NaQ's guide.
I am using Ubuntu desktop 8.04
When i try to install VncServer i get this error:

apt-get install vncserver
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package vncserver is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package vncserver has no installation candidate

can someone please help?

All the other programs install fine

try

Code:

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apt-get install vnc4server

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i had the same issue with mine. i think the guide needs to be updated.

thanks lee551. seemed to work. i am on this bit now.

nano .vnc/xstartup

add fluxbox to the file

i cannot read anything in the file. Is it ment to be blank?

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Originally Posted by cow800

thanks lee551. seemed to work. i am on this bit now.

nano .vnc/xstartup

add fluxbox to the file

i cannot read anything in the file. Is it ment to be blank?

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yea it is. just add 'fluxbox' and then ctrl-o to save and ctrl-x to exit nano.

thanks. i am now logged in with tightvnc. Only i am now having trouble setting up ftp because i cant log in as root.
Is there any way of resetting the password or creating a new root account?

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Originally Posted by cow800

thanks. i am now logged in with tightvnc. Only i am now having trouble setting up ftp because i cant log in as root.
Is there any way of resetting the password or creating a new root account?

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i was told that kimi won't give root access on ubuntu (security reasons i guess? can't elaborate on that). you should have an admin account which you can use for sudo commands.

yeah i did but i changed the password. i seem to be able to get it to work in putty with the new password but not in xterm

when i try this vncserver -kill :1 i get

Can't find file /home/admin/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You'll have to kill the Xvnc process manually

what does that mean?

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Originally Posted by cow800

yeah i did but i changed the password. i seem to be able to get it to work in putty with the new password but not in xterm

when i try this vncserver -kill :1 i get

Can't find file /home/admin/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You'll have to kill the Xvnc process manually

what does that mean?

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the guide has you start the VNC process while logged in as the new user you created. if i logged in as admin and tried to kill vncserver i got your same error. i did this and got it killed

Code:

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$ su your_other_username
Password:
$ vncserver -kill :1
Killing Xvnc process ID 24881

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i solved it , i just had to log in as my new username. When i am connecting to vnc with localhost do i always have to keep putty connected?

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Originally Posted by cow800

i solved it , i just had to log in as my new username. When i am connecting to vnc with localhost do i always have to keep putty connected?

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nope

Do i need to open a port for utorrent because it says i am receiving no incoming connections

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Originally Posted by cow800

Do i need to open a port for utorrent because it says i am receiving no incoming connections

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i didn't and i have a green checkmark in utorrent. did you change utorrent settings to use a port above 45000?

yeah i did change it to a port above 45000 but surely iptables will be blocking it because it dosn't tell you to add a rule for it

Ubuntu desktop never comes with root user enabled. Just type

sudo passwd root
enter a new password and you'll enable root

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Originally Posted by cow800

yeah i did change it to a port above 45000 but surely iptables will be blocking it because it dosn't tell you to add a rule for it

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did you install a firewall yet? if not, i can't think of any other reasons why you wouldn't get connections on a well-seeded torrent. i didn't have to change anything regarding iptables.

i have installed fiestarter as the guide said. I am downloading/uploading on the torrents , but at the botom it says i have connection problems and its not a green tick. also the speeds are not too good.

I also cannot access my ftp . it just says access denied:(
what happens if they find out its being used for torrents?

try to change your port number, close utorrent, close the xterm terminal that launched utorrent, and then change the vsftpd.conf to the new port number. kill the vnc server. wait a few mins. then restart the vnc server, start a fresh utorrent and see if you get your green check.

sometimes if i close utorrent and open it again too soon i won't get the green check again without changing the port and restarting everything.

I changed the port number and it seems to be ok now. Gonna try messing about with the ftp tomorrow cos its driving me mad now:(