This tutorial was adapted from here. 1. Remove the default Vino server: sudo apt-get -y remove vino 2. Install x11vnc: sudo apt-get -y install x11vnc 3. Create the directory for the password file: sudo mkdir /etc/x11vnc 4. Create the encrypted password file: sudo x11vnc --storepasswd /etc/x11vnc/vncpwd You will be asked to enter and verify the password. Then press Y to save the password file. 5.