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I just got my vps and I cant figure out how to install a vnc server on it

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There are any number of tutorials available that can assist you with this installation Matthewj – DKNUCKLES Oct 14 '11 at 18:15
Ive been searching tutorials all day, and yes in deed there is a lot of them none of them work for me – Matthewj Oct 14 '11 at 18:25
It would be much more constructive and make it easier for people to assist you if you outlined the specific problem(s) you're having. – DKNUCKLES Oct 14 '11 at 18:27
Do you want to start a separate X11 session for VNC serving, or do you want to see the console session? – Zoredache Oct 14 '11 at 18:33
Try posting this question on ask ubuntu stack exchange site here: askubuntu.com – jmsmcfrlnd Oct 14 '11 at 18:52
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Pretty straightforward:

apt-get install vnc4server
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Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done E: Couldn't find package vnc4server – Matthewj Oct 14 '11 at 18:27
apt-cache search vnc , look for the vnc server package name, then apt-get install – iainlbc Oct 14 '11 at 18:32
@Matthewj It's there. Or you don't have Ubuntu: packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=vnc4server – mailq Oct 14 '11 at 18:33
You probably need to update your repositories (/etc/apt/sources.list). I couldn't tell you which ones you'll need though, it depends on which ubuntu version you are using. Google is your friend there, the ubuntu website itself has very comprehensive docs. – paulos Oct 14 '11 at 18:39

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