Disable Encryption on Ubuntu VNC Server

In Ubuntu starting with 14.04 a change was made in the VINO server (VNC) to have encryption on by default. Of course this breaks many of the VNC Clients on windows, so to allow windows users access to the linux server via VNC there are 2 ways to update the VINO server to disable encryption.




Option 1 - Command Line:

edit ~/.bashrc and on the last line add

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/remote-access/require-encryption false

save the file and reboot the system

Option 2 - GUI

On the linux server open the terminal and install dconf-editor

sudo apt-get install dconf-editor 

Open the program it Navigate to: 

org  >>  gnome >> desktop >> remote-access and Disable "require encryption"


After doing this your windows VNC client will have no problem connecting to the Ubuntu Server using Screen Sharing.

Troubleshooting Tip:  If your having problems with the screen redraws make sure your using the XORG driver.  Using the proprietary driver can cause redraw issues with VNC