Something that should be easy to do in Linux is getting VNC server software up and running without too much problem, except its not. All the instructions I found used TightVNC or TigerVNC and for whatever reason required the installation of XFCE to make work. XFCE is not bad really, but it is not the desktop environment that I normally used.
This got me to wondering whatever happened to vino, which was a VNC package I used years ago but no longer seemed to be in favor. I looked around and although it is still available it is no longer being maintained. Further, because of a bug, the last person who worked on it, removed the configuration dialog, which forced the user to configure it with a command line tool. Ultimately though, it is still pretty easy to install and get running without all the extra hoops needed for TightVNC or TigerVNC.
sudo apt install vinogsettings set org.gnome.Vino prompt-enabled false
Then run this command to make sure the prompt is disabled.
gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.Vino
Finally, add this to your startup programs and reboot the system;
/usr/lib/vino/vino-server --display=:0 &
That is pretty much it. You should now be able to access the desktop with Remmia or similar using port 5900.
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