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We encounter problem when installing RealVNC server on MX Linux. In this post, we are going to highlight the issue we encounter and our workaround solution. Background First, we would like to introduce some background on MX Linux. MX Linux still believes in System V to manage software services. While most distribution have migrated to systemd, MX Linux still relies on init script to run services. However, MX Linux still install systemd in the OS but it disable systemd by default. Issue We encounter issue when we download and install RealVNC server. The software packages installed successfully, but the software configure the server services in systemd file. This is because the software packages detects that systemd was installed and therefore, it assumes that systemd is active. We could not force the software to configured in init script. Workaround Solution We manage to get the software to generate the init script by removing systemd from MX Linux. This acti...

We manage to install MX Linux successfully without any modification on the drivers. After installation, we just need to add our desired software. The only concern is that MX Linux uses System V instead of Systemd. While MX uses init.d to kick start servcies, systemd was installed but disabled in the background. This cause confusion when we install some software packages. These software packages detects systemd was installed and configure the software services using systemd file. This scenario happened when we try to installed RealVNC server. There're workaround to resolved this issue. Preparing USB We download MX Linux iso image from the website . MX Linux is a variant of Debian. Once we downloaded the image, we burn the iso image to USB using Etcher. For those who need a tutorial for burning image to USB  please refer to the Ubuntu tutorial . Installing MX Linux Once we booted into the live image, we can test the OS without installing the system. To in...

RealVNC is a commercial company that sell VNC license for the enterprise market. However, the company allow home user to setup VNC server for personal use. The limitation is that you are only allow 5 connection. User must register an ID with the company. The configuration of your VNC will be stored on the company's server. Since RealVNC is professionally produce, it is much better compare to the open source product in Linux. The main advantage is easy configuration although there are steps to install and start the server especially on Linux platform. We do not need to worry about ip address and port number. What the server and client required is our RealVNC ID which we have created. Unlike the default Vino server that comes with Ubuntu, RealVNC will start without user login. The system is created with security in mind. Encryption is done transparently without any intervention from user. We will be showing a simple guide on how to install and Configure RealVNC Connect (serv...