Grey scren on VNC connect - How to configure VNC server with Gnome on Zorin OS?

[inspiral]

I'm trying to access Zorin OS 16 Pro through screen share(VNC) from my mac.

As i know this version of Zorin OS is based on Ubuntu 20.04.something, so i thought an Ubuntu guide will do for this. So i did the initial setup according to this: How to Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 20.04 | DigitalOcean

On Mac OS i use an app called Remote Ripple and im able to connect to the VNC server, however, i only see grey screen. I did some google and i think the issue is probably that im not using the proper configuration for the TightVNC server.

I checked the running desktop manager(echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP) on Zorin OS and it says: Gnome.

Can you tell me what would be the proper way to setup/config VNC server for Gnome desktop on Zorin OS? Or just for any desktop...

[FrenchPress]

@inspiral

Can someone tell me what would be the proper config for VNC server for Gnome desktop on Zorin OS?

Hi and welcome to the forum

If you are connecting to the machines on the same home network, you do not need to do any extra steps for a security.

I have a WordPress server on Raspberry Pi running MXLinux and I connect to it from my desktop Zorin without any issue.

All I did was installing VNC-Viewer-6.21.406-Linux-x64.deb on Zorin and VNC-Server-6.7.4-Linux-x64.deb to the Wordpress server.
No command line required (TM)

[inspiral]

Oh, man! That was fast.
I'm already writing this through RealVNC connect. Thanks for saving me numerous steps and headache!