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GLX Enabled VNC on Unbuntu (tested on 8.10)

Remote Host

Install Xvfb

sudo apt-get install xvfb

Install x11vnc

sudo apt-get install x11vnc

Set up a vncpassword if needed with vncpasswd (available in package vnc4-common).

Run Xvfb and start and xterm

nohup Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x1024x16 &
nohup xterm -display :1 &

Note: each user needs a distinct display number (replace :1 in this example with your number).

Run x11vnc

nohup x11vnc -display :1 -usepw -N -localhost -forever &

On local host

Set up ssh tunnel

ssh -C -L 5900:localhost:5901 <remotehost>

Connect to server

vncviewer localhost:0

Now you may want to run gnome-session or startkde. Run glxgears or glxinfo to confirm GLX setup.