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This is short guide on setting up TigerVNC on Arch Linux.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  sudo pacman -Syu
  

Install TigerVNC¶

• Install tigervnc:
  

  sudo pacman -S tigervnc
  

• Create the initial environment, config, and user password file:
  

  vncserver
  

• Shutdown the vncserver:
  

  vncserver -kill :1
  

• Create a systemd service file:
  

  sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/x0vncserver.service
  

  • And modify it defining the user to run the server:
    

    [Unit]
    Description=Remote desktop service (VNC)
    After=syslog.target network.target
    
    [Service]
    Type=forking
    User=bob
    ExecStart=/usr/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/x0vncserver -display :0 -rfbport 5900 -passwordfile /home/bob/.vnc/passwd &'
    
    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target
    

• Reload systemd:
  

  sudo systemctl reload-daemon
  

• Start and enable x0vncserver at boot:
  

  sudo systemctl enable x0vncserver
  sudo systemctl start x0vncserver
  

Resources¶

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=TigerVNC&redirect=no