Installing the "General Purpose Desktop" on a Linux cloud instance for desktop access through VNC

Want to connect via VNC to your newly created Oracle Compute Cloud instance?

1. Make sure to install the necessary packages:

yum -y groupinstall "Desktop"
yum -y groupinstall "General Purpose Desktop"
yum -y install tigervnc-server
yum -y install firefox
yum -y install xclock

2. Startup the VNC server:

vncserver :1 -geometry 1440x900 -depth 16

3. Connect with a client, such as TightVNC.

4. Shutdown the VNC server when done:

vncserver -kill :1

References

• http://www.ateam-oracle.com/vnc-in-the-oracle-cloud/