How to Install VNC on Raspberry Pi

Can you control Raspberry Pi remotely?

With RealVNC Connect, you can securely access and control your Raspberry Pi remotely, whether you’re using it with a display or as a headless device.

This is perfect for situations where you may wish to have your Raspberry Pi constantly performing tasks, but don’t necessarily need visual access to it all the time.

Install VNC on Raspberry Pi

To install it, simply run the following command on your Raspberry Pi

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install x11vnc

Once installed you can start the vnc server using:

x11vnc -noxrecord -forever

If you want to run it with the password, first set a password using the following command

x11vnc -storepasswd

Now you can run the x11vnc with the password, run the command

x11vnc -noxrecord -forever -usepw

Now, on the mac if you want to connect to the Raspberry Pi in the terminal type:

open vnc://ip_address_of_raspberry_pi:5900

This is how you can install VNC on Raspberry Pi and run it remotely.

Learn more about installing VNC on Tinkerboard on our blog.