I am trying to install a VNC server in Zorin 18 Core, following the article "How to install and use VNC on Ubuntu 20.04: but as soon as I use the terminal command "sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies", the installation fails. There are several dozen dependencies that are not satisfied. As, I believe, Zorin 18 is based on Ubuntu 24, perhaps the instructions are out of date.
Any help much appreciated.
Gordon
It looks like whatever guide you were following wanted you to install XFCE and it's "goodies" (which I'm guessing is a collection of extra programs you can get bundled and compatible with XFCE) XFCE is what's called a desktop environment. It's basically a bunch of programs that make up the graphical user interface (GUI). Zorin OS uses the GNOME desktop environment which is very different from XFCE in both looks and many functions. Having multiple desktop environments and changing between them is a hassle that isn't recommended or a common thing to do. You should search up VNC on the Zorin OS Software app to install a VNC server. If you don't find a suitable VNC program on the Software app, you can look it up on a web browser again.
I don't think you should have to install XFCE or another entire desktop environment to get a VNV server on Zorin OS.
Thank you for the reply and explanation. I'll check the Zorin apps but I looked there before and I think I only found viewers, not servers.
Gordon
Try to follow a guide for ubuntu 24.04 to install VNC. You don't need to install a desktop, you already have gnome.
Switch to Xorg if you are on Wayland because I read that Wayland was not compatible with VNC in some cases.
To switch to Xorg logout and at login click on your username then a cog wheal appears at the bottom right corner. There you can switch between Xorg and Wayland.
Take a look at screen echo documentation I uploaded for Tight VNC here:
VNC does not work with Wayland. If you don't want to switch to XOrg, you can use RDP instead. However, there are some pitfalls to solve. This article shows how (in german, pls use Google Translator):
Forgot about Wayland! (Probably because I always disable it!)
I have no idea what you are wanting it for, but I have been using OMV, openmediavault, as a server for my music files for the past 7 or 8yrs. It has been great, even when I was using Mac and Windows!